NEW YORK
New York Daily News
BY REUVEN BLAU NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Sex abuse victims and child advocates turned up the heat Monday on Gov. Cuomo, calling on him to support legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for criminal charges and civil suits lodged against accused abusers.
For years, Joel Engelman, who was allegedly abused by a yeshiva principal, said he has lobbied Albany lawmakers to extend the statute — saying that school administrators can’t be trusted to do the right thing.
“The governor needs to take a stronger and more public stance on this issue,” said Engelman, 30. “The silence is deafening. The governor is pretty much saying he’s not interested in this bill passing.”
Cuomo said he was willing to consider some type of change to the law, but he did not elaborate.
“Those guilty of sexual abuse need to be held accountable, and we would support changes to help ensure victims have their day in court and maintain due process,” said Cuomo’s spokesman Richard Azzopardi.
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