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Brooklyn Daily Eagle <\/em>
\nBy Marina Villeneuve<\/em>
\nJanuary 13, 2022\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

New Yorkers who were sexually abused as adults could sue abusers in civil court under a bill that supporters are again urging the state to pass.<\/p>\n

The Adult Survivors Act would provide a one-year litigation window for those individuals to launch lawsuits even if the statute of limitations has passed. Under existing state law, survivors must file a claim within five years of the abuse.<\/p>\n

The state Senate is on track to vote on the bill again this year: the Senate Finance Committee passed the Adult Survivors Act out of committee Tuesday. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie\u2019s office didn\u2019t immediately provide comment Thursday.<\/p>\n

Supporters, including survivors of sexual abuse, have long questioned why the law has yet to pass in New York, which passed a\u00a0similar 2019 law for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.<\/a><\/p>\n

Supporters include some of more than 200 women who say they were sexually assaulted by former\u00a0New York gynecologist<\/a>\u00a0Robert A. Hadden.<\/p>\n

Hadden, 63, was indicted in September 2020 on federal charges of sexually abusing patients over nearly two decades. He pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

Lawyer Gloria Allred, who\u2019s long represented victims of sexual misconduct, said survivors have \u201calready waited long enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery survivor deserves a pathway to justice in the courts no matter how old they were or how long ago it happened,\u201d she said. \u201cBut across the nation, restrictive statutes of limitation routinely bar victims from justice. The Adult Survivors Act will give New York survivors the opportunity to hold individuals and institutions accountable and finally put them on notice, that protecting themselves over sexual assault victims is not an option.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Adult Survivors Act\u00a0unanimously passed the Senate last summer,\u00a0<\/a>but it has languished in the Assembly. Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, a Democrat, had\u00a0expressed doubt about the need for the law<\/a>, though a spokesperson later said she supports it.<\/p>\n

Safe Horizon CEO Liz Roberts, whose nonprofit helps victims of violence, called for New York to pass the bill and said research shows it can take time for survivors to come forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrauma takes time \u2013 and it\u2019s about time our justice system caught up,\u201d Roberts said.<\/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. Click here for a snapshot of all the outlets we were mentioned in.<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Adult Survivors Act","post_excerpt":"The Adult Survivors Act would help adult survivors of sexual abuse in New York State seek justice in the courts.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"safe-horizon-calls-on-lawmakers-to-pass-the-adult-survivors-act","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-10 14:49:31","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-10 18:49:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/?p=7611","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":9353,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2021-10-27 17:22:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-10-27 21:22:47","post_content":"\"Drew\r\n\r\nThe Root<\/em>\r\nBy Maiysha Kai<\/em>\r\nOctober 27, 2021<\/em>\r\n

\u201cBefore we take on our abusers, survivors must take all the time we need to heal,\u201d says Drew Dixon, the acclaimed music exec who was among several women\u00a0to go public with rape allegations against Russell Simmons<\/a>\u00a0in the documentary\u00a0On the Record<\/em>. During\u00a0a press conference<\/a>\u00a0at the New York offices of victim\u2019s services nonprofit Safe Horizon on Tuesday, Dixon stood alongside fellow survivors\u00a0Evelyn Yang, who was abused by disgraced\u00a0Columbia University OB\/GYN Robert Hadden<\/a>; and\u00a0Donna Hylton, the once-incarcerated author<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0A Little Piece of Light: A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound<\/em>\u00a0and founder of a nonprofit of the same name, who was abused both before and during her incarceration.<\/p>\r\n

Together, they advocated for the Adult Survivors Act (ASA), a New York State bill which \u201cwould provide time-barred survivors who were over the age of 18 with a one-year lookback window to sue their abuser\u2014or the institution that protected them\u2014in civil court,\u201d according to a release provided to\u00a0The Root.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

After passing unanimously in the NYS Senate last spring, the bill has since stalled in the Assembly, despite having over 50 co-sponsors from across the state. The ASA is modeled after the Child Victims Act, (CVA), which was passed by the Assembly three years ago with a lookback window extended an additional year in 2020 to accommodate court system delays caused by COVID-19. \u201cMore than 10,000 cases in New York were filed under the Child Victims Act by the time the window closed earlier this year,\u201d noted the release, adding: \u201cIf passed, adult survivors would have one year in which to file a civil claim\u2014no matter how long ago the abuse happened\u2014even if the statute of limitations has expired.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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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>\r\n

According to the science of trauma, it can take survivors years \u2014 even decades \u2014 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>\r\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>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

For survivors, that opportunity could be a game-changer; allowing them more time to process their trauma and to decide if and how they want to respond.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIts impact will be immense, measured not only by the sheer number of lives it will help but also measured by the dignity it will restore for victims who were robbed of their confidence, self-worth and vision for the future,\u201d said Hylton in a statement.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI remained silent for decades, because I was mindful of the myth of the dangerous, predatory Black man,\u201d Dixon shared on Tuesday, later adding, \u201cI\u2019m sure that I am not the only Black woman whose sense of loyalty to my race delayed her decision to come forward. It took me 22 years to be ready to say out loud that I was raped by Russell Simmons. Survivors face so many obstacles on our lifelong journey to healing, so I hope that the New York State Assembly and Governor Hochul will pass the Adult Survivors Act to put time on our side.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

As noted in the press release, survivors of color are especially vulnerable to miscarriages of justice, as their abuse often goes unreported.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Survivors of color face unique barriers to seeking justice,\u00a0as recent news surrounding R. Kelly and Bill Cosby underscores<\/a>. R. Kelly was convicted last month, nearly 30 years after he married the 15-year-old singer Aaliyah and continued to abuse dozens of Black and brown women and men. Women of color are more likely to be abused, but are less likely to report, in large part due to longstanding mistrust of the criminal justice system.\u00a0More than 20 percent of Black women are raped during their lifetimes, a higher share than among women overall, but only one in every 15 Black women report their abuse.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\u201cAbuse impacts every part of a survivor\u2019s life: Our relationships, our careers and our health. But most survivors will never get the chance to hold their abusers accountable,\u201d said\u00a0Lizette Martinez, who is among R. Kelly\u2019s accusers<\/a>,\u00a0in a statement. \u201cThat\u2019s because across the country, our statutes of limitations on sexual violence have no connection to the lived experience of being a survivor, and even less so if you\u2019re a woman of color.\u201d she urged.<\/p>\r\n

Dixon\u2019s lived experience proves Martinez\u2019s point. \u201cI walked away from a career where I excelled because I was raped and sexually harassed, while trying to do my job,\u201d she explained in a statement. \u201cI stayed silent about my experience for decades because as a Black woman, I didn\u2019t want to expose two heroes in my community as a sexual predators, but every victim of sexual assault in every industry and in every setting deserves a pathway to accountability and justice.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe work with survivors of sexual assault every day. Each survivor faces a difficult path forward\u2014but the obstacles women of color face are even greater,\u201d said CEO of Safe Horizon Liz Roberts. \u201cOutdated statutes of limitations mean that survivors have missed the opportunity to take legal action before they ever even tell someone what happened to them. Passage of the Adult Survivors Act will give survivors\u2014especially survivors of color\u2014an important path to justice and healing.\u201d<\/p>\r\nRead the original article here.<\/em><\/a>","post_title":"Drew Dixon, Donna Hylton and More Survivors of Color Urge New York Lawmakers to Pass the Adult Survivors Act","post_excerpt":"Passage of the Adult Survivors Act will give sexual assault survivors\u2014especially survivors of color\u2014an important path to justice and healing.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"drew-dixon-donna-hylton-and-more-survivors-of-color-urge-new-york-lawmakers-to-pass-the-adult-survivors-act","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-10-29 19:55:38","post_modified_gmt":"2023-10-29 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