PLATTSBURGH (NY)
Press-Republican
October 17, 2019
By McKenzie Delisle
The day M.G. turned 23, he lost the chance to sue his childhood abuser. Now, nearly three decades later, the Child Victims Act has returned his voice.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the legislation earlier this year, loosening up some state regulations surrounding child sexual abuse claims.
A key piece of the act was its one-year revival period, which beginning mid-August temporarily lifted New York’s statute of limitations on such cases, allowing victims of any age to step forward.
Since, hundreds have filed cases statewide with many against Catholic clergymen and their institutions.
M.G., 54, was one of those plaintiffs.
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