Hundreds of women are suing the state of New York for its alleged role in prison sex abuse under the newly-passed Adult Survivors Act, which allows sexual abuse victims to file civil lawsuits after the statute of limitations has expired, according to The New York Times. The law, passed in May, grants victims of abuse at state-run facilities including prisons an opportunity to file civil lawsuits after the statute of limitations has passed, according to the New York Times. The Department of justice wrote a scathing report about sexual abuse at Bayview in 1985 after investigating multiple allegations. The state Corrections Department told the NYT it has “zero tolerance for sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and unauthorized relationships,” and that it investigates all reports of sexual victimization. The New York State Department of Corrections and Slater Slater and Schulman did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.

Source: New York Times November 17, 2022 00:01 UTC