The Adult Survivors Act Window Closes

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 29, 2023
Last week, the yearlong lookback window allowing adult victims of sexual assault to file lawsuits against their perpetrators closed. Bernadette Hogan, statehouse reporter at Spectrum News NY1, discusses the end of the Adult Survivors Act lookback window, the flurry of cases against high profile characters that came in, as well as efforts to potentially reinstate the law, providing another opportunity for victims to seek justice.

 

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