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New York Daily News
BY KENNETH LOVETT NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, April 6, 2016
ALBANY — Do something, Albany!
State lawmakers should stop wasting time and pass legislation to make it easier for people sexually abused as children to seek justice as adults.
The call to action — contained in a letter to legislative leaders — came from the desk of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday.
He urged Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk County) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) to quickly allow a floor vote on legislation that would extend or eliminate the time limit abuse victims have to bring criminal and civil cases.
“The Legislature has discussed and debated this issue for years, and now it is time to act,” Schneiderman wrote. “Prosecutors must be empowered to deliver justice in these cases.
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