New York has investigated past sexual abuse cases and 250 complaints against the church have arrived

A New York law firm presented this Wednesday more than 250 complaints of badual abuse of minors against the Catholic Church, a few hours after "Child Victims Act", which allows victims to sue for these crimes although they prescribed.

This law, which Governor Andrew Cuomo signed last February, opens a "window on the past" a yearuntil 14 August 2020, which allows people who have not been able to prosecute their perpetrators to take legal action, regardless of their age or when the abuse was committed.

In addition, the text authorizes alleged victims of abuse to open civil proceedings up to 55 years and to initiate criminal prosecution up to 28 years, against 23 years allowed by the previous law.

Under the previous law, a victim of badual abuse of a child had a five-year sentence from the age of 18 to denounce his badailant.

They presented 262 cases of violence involving 162 suspected abusers

Jeff Anderson & Associates, a New York legal study specializing in the subject of religious abuse, presented 262 cases in New York State at a press conference, where the company's name, Jeff Anderson, was pushing for it was time to do something against the aggressors and that the victims can cope with those who have benefited from it.

"Today is a new day, it's a day of hope," said Mr. Anderson, as well as two of the victims represented by his office, as well as several of the lawyers who have worked with him in this case.

"Why would survivors do this (lawsuits) and why can we be here with them today in New York because the Child Victims Act has come into effect," he said. he declared criticizing the opposition of the Catholic Church and "millions of dollars" expenses so that these cases would not be brought to light.

"Today, survivors like me in New York can take legal action so that our badailants take responsibility for what they've done and any institution that would allow this to happen," he said. one of the victims, Bridie Farrell, 37 years old. Abuse between 1997 and 1998.

Another of the victims present, Joseph Caramanno, badaulted by Bishop John Paddack, said that today is a "day of light", contrasting with the darkness in which he lived "at the age of 16-17 years old ". "A year ago, I never thought I was in the situation I am now," he said.

Of the cases presented, 54 are against the archdiocese of Manhattan, 36 in Brooklyn and 19 in Rockville, a total of 109 in the lower part of the state.

84 more lawsuits were filed in Buffalo, 30 in Rochester, 19 in Albany, 14 in Odgensburg and 6 in Syracuse.

In total, they are 162 the names of alleged abusersmany of them are produced in churches, but also in children's centers or religious hospitals.

According to CNN, New York Justice has selected about 45 judges to focus exclusively on the expected flood of lawsuits.