NEW YORK
New York Daily News
KENNETH LOVETT
GLENN BLAIN
ALBANY — A top Republican leader in the state Senate said Tuesday that it was unlikely lawmakers would take action this year to help victims of child sex abuse obtain justice.
“I don’t believe it’s going to come to the floor, I really don’t,” said Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R-Syracuse) about legislation that would eliminate the statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases.
DeFrancisco, during an appearance on public radio’s “The Capitol Pressroom,” cautioned, however, that he might be wrong, noting that he felt the same way about proposals earlier this year to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour that were approved.
DeFrancisco has been among the most vocal opponents of the Child Victims Act and other bills that would eliminate the statute of limitations for sexual abuse of a child and give victims a one-year window to revive old civil cases.
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