Survivors, Advocates, Lawmakers Rally to Make Civil Justice More Accessible for Sexual Abuse Victims

ALBANY, NY (04/15/2024) (readMedia)-- On Tuesday, survivors of sexual abuse, advocates, and lawmakers join to rally for the Survivor Justice Agenda: a legislative package of bills which includes proposals to extend the Rape Shield law to civil court, help trafficking survivors, and make it easier for people in state custody to file sexual abuse cases, among others.

The package builds on the Child Victims Act and Adult Survivors Act, both of which opened up lookback windows for survivors of sexual abuse and recognized that the constrained time limits in New York's statutes were not in line with what experts understand about trauma.

WHO:

Survivors of sexual abuse

Michael Polenberg, VP of Government Affairs at Safe Horizon

New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault

New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Bridie Farrell, survivor and founder of America Loves Kids

Model Alliance

Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP)

Erica Vladimer, Co-Founder of the Sexual Harassment Working Group

Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member Jeff Dinowitz

Assembly Member Catalina Cruz

State Senator Julia Salazar

State Senator Brad Holyman

LIST IN FORMATION
WHAT:

Survivors, Advocates, Lawmakers Rally to Make Civil Justice More Accessible for Sexual Abuse Victims
WHEN: Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 11:45AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Survivors, Advocates, Lawmakers Rally to Make Civil Justice More Accessible for Sexual Abuse Victims
Outside of the Assembly Chamber area
Albany, New York
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