Sarah Klein on the Adult Survivors Act currently stalled in the New York State Assembly Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York
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(6/24/21) On June 3, the New York Senate passed the Adult Survivors Act. The law, if signed into law, would create a one-year window to revive civil lawsuits for sex crimes committed against anyone 18 or older. In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, attorney and former competitive gymnast Sarah Klein, the first known victim of former Olympic women’s gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, discusses what this new law would mean for adult survivors of sexual assault.
(6/24/21) On June 3, the New York Senate passed the Adult Survivors Act. The law, if signed into law, would create a one-year window to revive civil lawsuits for sex crimes committed against anyone 18 or older. In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, attorney and former competitive gymnast Sarah Klein, the first known victim of former Olympic women’s gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, discusses what this new law would mean for adult survivors of sexual assault.
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