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Safe Horizon CEO Liz Roberts alongside advocates from partner organizations to urge lawmakers to pass the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) which would help expand pathways to justice for adult survivors of sexual assault\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

June 4, 2021
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NEW YORK-(readMedia)- On Friday, Safe Horizon, survivors and lawmakers called on Speaker Heastie to pass the Adult Survivors Act before the legislative session ends next week. Lawmakers have only four session days left to pass the bill. The Sexual Harassment Working Group, Model Alliance, and other advocates joined to rally for legislators to open a lookback window to time-barred survivors who were over the age of 18 at the time of their abuse. The Adult Survivors Act<\/a> is based on the Child Victims Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The bill passed the Senate yesterday with bipartisan support of 62 votes.<\/p>\n

WATCH\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Safe Horizon launched a PSA in support of the Adult Survivors Act last month, available to watch\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We work with survivors of sexual assault every single day and know first-hand that it is only very recently that our laws have begun to catch up with the realities of trauma. Because of that, too many survivors were denied the chance to seek justice in the courts. Passage of the Adult Survivors Act will finally give these survivors an important path to justice and healing,”\u00a0said Liz Roberts, CEO, Safe Horizon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Safe Horizon is extremely grateful for the leadership of Senator Brad Hoylman in advancing the Adult Survivors Act, a bill to create a one-year civil window for time-barred individuals who were sexually assaulted as adults. Over the last two years, the legislature has recognized that New York’s statutes of limitations for survivors of sexual violence were not aligned with how survivors process trauma. By passing the Child Victims Act and the prospective extension of the civil and criminal statute of limitations for most felony sex offenses, the legislature made New York’s laws more reflective of survivors’ experiences. The Adult Survivor Act would expand pathways to justice for the one category of survivors currently left out by these reforms. We thank Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and every member of the Senate who voted for this bill, and we urge the Assembly to pass the ASA, sponsored by M\/A Linda B. Rosenthal, immediately,”\u00a0said Michael Polenberg, VP of Government Affairs for Safe Horizon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“People with disabilities have experienced abuse by doctors or therapists. They have been silent because they needed treatment and had a limited number of practitioners available to them. They feared rejection and retaliation by the practitioners they turned to for help. The Adult Survivors Act provides an extension of the statute of limitation. This allows more time to process the ordeal and overcome fears of coming forward. We are grateful for the Senate’s leadership on this issue and ask the Assembly to also move the bill to the floor for a vote,”\u00a0said Center for the Independence of the Disabled Executive Director Susan Dooha.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The Downstate Coalition for Crime Victims, a consortium of over 100 survivors, service providers, advocates, prosecutors, law enforcement and government agencies from NYC, Long Island, and Westchester & Rockland Counties, is grateful to Sen. Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senator Brad Hoylman, and their colleagues for voting to pass the Adult Survivors Act. This bill will create a one-year lookback period to allow time-barred individuals who were sexually assaulted as adults to sue their abuser and, where applicable, a negligent institution, in civil court. We know the ways that trauma resulting from sexual violence can delay when a survivor discloses an assault, and we thank the Senate for voting to create expanded paths to civil justice, no matter how long ago the assault took place. We urge Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to immediately move this important bill forward before session ends,”\u00a0said Downstate Coalition co-chairs Anne Patterson & Michael Polenberg.<\/strong><\/p>\n

About the Adult Survivors Act (ASA)<\/h1>\n

The ASA – (A.648 Rosenthal\/S.66 Hoylman) – is the next important step that the New York State legislature must take to reform the State’s long-outdated statute of limitations for survivors of sexual violence. Modeled on the Child Victims Act, the ASA would provide a one-year lookback window to survivors who were abused when they were 18 years old or over. If passed, adult survivors would have one year in which to file a civil claim — no matter how long ago the abuse happened — even if the statute of limitations has expired.<\/p>\n

Recognizing that the constrained time limits in NY’s statutes were not in line with what experts understand about trauma, the legislature in 2019 passed the CVA, which has allowed over 5,000 survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits to date. That same year, the Legislature extended the civil and criminal statute of limitations for several felony offenses — including extending the civil statute of limitations for Rape in the second and third degrees prospectively up to 20 years. However, the law does not apply retroactively, meaning that certain survivors who were abused prior to 2019, still have only between 1-5 years to file a civil lawsuit.<\/p>\n

The ASA applies to Article 130 crimes, including Rape 2 and 3, criminal sex acts, among others and incest offenses in Section 255. Just like the Child Victims Act, the ASA would also waive the 90 day notice of claim requirement to bring a case against a public institution.<\/p>\n

According to the science of trauma, it can take survivors years — even decades — to process sexual abuse. When those survivors are ready to come forward, it may be too late due to restrictive statute of limitations on sex crimes. For some survivors who may have reported within the statute of limitation, but failed to get a resolution in the criminal justice system the ASA provides a further pathway to justice.<\/p>\n

The ASA will create new paths to justice for survivors who were denied access to our courts because of an artificially narrow statute of limitations. The bill will give all survivors, including people who were formerly incarcerated, individuals abused by an intimate partner, and disabled survivors, a much needed chance to hold their abusers accountable.<\/p>\n

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At Safe Horizon we know that sexual assault survivors process and heal on their own timeline. Many people need years, or even decades, to come forward, seek help, share their experience, and pursue justice. The reality is that #traumatakestime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laws have historically been out of step with the science of trauma and the realities survivors face. Over the years, Safe Horizon has led coalitions of advocates, survivors, and lawmakers, urging the New York State legislature to remove barriers to safety for victims of violence and abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After working tirelessly for decades, we celebrated a historic victory for survivors when the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) became law in 2022. The ASA made it possible for survivors of sexual violence to seek justice by filing a civil lawsuit against the person who caused them harm, even if the harm occurred many years ago. When the ASA's \u2018lookback window\u2019 closed on November 24, 2023, over 3,000 suits had been filed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is our hope that these lawsuits will finally spur lasting, meaningful change in how our society addresses attitudes towards sexual assault.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe Horizon, the Adult Survivors Act Coalition, and bill sponsors Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal proudly led the statewide, multiyear campaign for the ASA. We could not do this work without this collective support, courage, and determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the lookback window is closed, we remain committed to fighting for more pathways to justice for survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More About the Adult Survivors Act<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On May 24, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) into law, granting survivors of sexual assault an opportunity to heal and seek justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Adult Survivors Act created a special one-year look-back window, allowing survivors whose case or claim had expired outside the statute of limitations, and who were 18 or older when they were sexually assaulted in New York State, to file a lawsuit against the person who harmed them and\/or the negligent institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one-year window allowed survivors to sue, even if they were already outside of the civil statute of limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ASA window opened on November 24, 2022, and closed on November 24, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 3,000 lawsuits were filed under the ASA. Many people learned about this critical legislation through our PSA<\/a> and raised awareness using our social media toolkit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To watch an ASA Q&A session with our panel of lawyers and legal experts, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adult Survivors Act News Coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ASA window may be closed, but we are proud of how many spoke up and advocated on behalf of survivors. 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