New York Civil Liberties Union Issues Statement on Statute of Limitations Legislation
June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019
NEW YORK, June 20 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement by Executive Director Donna Lieberman after the legislature passed legislation to expand the statute of limitations for some cases of sexual violence:
"People who have faced sexual violence must be able to access justice through safe and supportive legal mechanisms. Survivors often delay reporting, and for good reason: some are dealing with significant trauma, fear, stigma, and retaliation; expe . . .
"People who have faced sexual violence must be able to access justice through safe and supportive legal mechanisms. Survivors often delay reporting, and for good reason: some are dealing with significant trauma, fear, stigma, and retaliation; expe . . .