New York’s two-year “look-back window” closes this week. It allows people who claim they were abused long ago to sue churches, hospitals, camps, scout groups and schools. The lawsuits could financially hurt Catholic dioceses and other organizations.
churches, hospitals, schools, camps, scout groups and other institutions and people they hold responsible for enabling pedophiles or turning a blind eye to wrongdoing.
And survivors of abuse have been given an outlet for their trauma and a chance at accountability once thought long lost.“This has, ironically, been a very healing experience for me on a personal level,” said Carol DuPre, 74, who sued the Roman Catholic diocese in Rochester, saying she was molested by a priest as a teen in the early 1960s as she counted offerings and typed up bulletins after church services.
Barring another extension, electronic filings will be accepted until midnight Saturday, according to a state courts spokesperson. And some will not have gained the strength to come forward before the window closes, said attorney Mitchell Garabedian.
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