ALBANY — Unanimous votes for a bill in one house of the state Legislature typically means seamless passage in the other. That hasn’t been the case for the Adult Survivors
As legislative session nears end, Adult Survivors Act in limbo
Legislation seeks recourse for those abused later in life
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Tom Andriola poses for a photo on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union) Show MoreShow Less
2of3Buy PhotoSurvivor Tom Andriola speaks during the Child Victims Act press conference Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Phoebe Sheehan/Times Union)Phoebe SheehanShow MoreShow Less
ALBANY When the Child Victims Act was signed into law in 2019 it opened up the court system to generations of alleged survivors of childhood sexual abuse who had previously been barred from seeking legal recourse due to New York s statute of limitations. Now, advocates and abuse survivors say, it s time to pass the Adult Survivors Act to offer the same opportunities for those who were abused later in life.