statute of limitations
Winning a second term could put him beyond the reach of many of the possible charges, thanks to statutes of limitations that would run out.
Trish Cahill is part of a new wave of survivors trying to take the Catholic Church to court after significant reforms to New Jersey's statute of limitations.
Hundreds of women accused George Tyndall of sexual assault, but the state's statute of limitations may have prevented their damage claims.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a bill into law on Wednesday extending the statute of limitations for survivors of second- and third-degree rape.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts of America, public school districts and possibly even deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein are among the likely targets.
Thanks to the Child Victims Act, survivors of decades-old abuse cases in New York can now have their day in court.
A new study says that the church poured at least $10.6 million into lobbying efforts in eight Northeastern states.
The Catholic Church has been rocked with allegations of sexual abuse carried out by priests for decades. Now survivors of abusive nuns are speaking out. Patricia “Trish” Cahill and Anne Gleeson were teenagers when the abuse began. Even though these two survivors grew up in different cities, the grooming and manipulation conducted by the nuns they say abused them sound eerily and tragically similar.
David Poulson, one of over 300 "predator priests" within the state's Catholic Church, faces 14 years in prison.
The law abolishes a 10-year limit for rape and child molestation charges.