Breaking News: I’m very pleased to report that, today, New York State passed the Child Victims Act. Story below:
They Were Sexually Abused Long Ago as Children. Now They Can Sue in N.Y.
For thirteen long years, the Roman Catholic church determinedly fought the passage of the Child Victims Act, which extends the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse from age 23 to 28 in criminal cases and extends victims’ ability to sue their abuser in civil cases up to age 55.
I’m very grateful for the advocates and politicians who championed this legislation and persevered despite tremendous opposition from the Roman Catholic church.
More comments to come in this weekend’s news roundup.
excatholic4christ 
Wow, this is good news! I think we needed some good news out of N.Y. Thank you for keeping us updated, brother.
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Thanks, sister! I saw the story on the 6 p.m. local TV news yesterday and had to scramble and send out a “special edition” post. High-ranking Catholic clergy commented that the new law could potentially bankrupt dioceses throughout the state, which is absolutely fine. What were N.Y. Roman Catholics thinking when they saw the news last night? I pray the Lord will use their discouragement to seek Him.
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I join you in that prayer, brother!
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Thanks, sister!
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Glad to hear one good news from New York these days!
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You’re right. Not many good laws being passed by the NYS legislature these days.
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Glad this one went through though for the sake of justice
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Me too. I didn’t mention it in my post but the new law opens up a one-year window for victims to sue their abuser and enablers regardless of when the abuse happened, no time restraints.
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Good. Hope for some serious justice against the wicked!!!
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Yup, I’m very pleased that New York State finally pushed this through. I’m thinking the impact of the #MeToo movement tipped the scales after 13 years of the Catholic church successfully opposing it. This will bankrupt several dioceses in the state.
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The church is going to fight it all the way…
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I imagine they spend more money on their lawyers than they do on many of their so-called ministries.
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Yeah
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I’m behind on my blog reading if you can tell..just got to this
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I get behind on blog reading at times too. I don’t often post two messages in one day but the passage of that new law couldn’t wait for the weekend roundup.
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Agreed!
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The statute of limitations was removed on Guam. Over 100 abuse cases and the church is going through bankruptcy.
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I’m sobered by the thought of the multitude of victims who were abused by priests and other Catholic religious over the centuries. Victims in the past had no recourse to justice. I’m grateful that is no longer the case. Yes, after this latest round of abuse and cover-up revelations, dioceses across the U.S. will be seeking bankruptcy protection.
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