Insider News Center: From New York State Insider: Westchester Lawmakers, Safe Horizon + Survivors of Sexual Abuse to NYS Assembly: "Pass the ASA!"

 

News from Safe Horizon: Westchester Lawmakers, Safe Horizon + Survivors of Sexual Abuse to NYS Assembly: "Pass the ASA!"

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Senator Biaggi and Mayer, Assembly Members Paulin, Burdick and Abinanti, push for the legislation that would open a one year look back window for survivors of sex abuse

WHITE PLAINS, NY (04/14/2022) (readMedia)-- Today, in the middle of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the victim assistance organization Safe Horizon joined Senator Mayer and Biaggi, Assembly Members Paulin, Burdick and Abinanti, and survivors of sex abuse including Jaron Benjamin and Donna Hylton, and advocates to rally for the Adult Survivors Act (ASA). The ASA, would provide a one year look back window for any survivor who was sexually abused as an adult (18+) to sue their abuser or negligent institution in civil court, even if the statute of limitations has expired. The ASA would be the next component of the New York State Legislature's historic statute of limitation reform for survivors of sexual violence.

The NYS Senate passed the ASA unanimously last year but the Assembly failed to move it forward. Earlier this spring, the Senate Judiciary and Finance Committees again passed the ASA, sending it to the floor for a full vote. Assemblymember Abinanti sits on the Judiciary Committee, the first stop for the legislation in the Assembly.

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