Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently changed the deadline for filing new childhood sexual abuse claims under the New York Child Victims Act in light of the coronavirus pandemic. He announced that the lookback window for filing a civil lawsuit will be extended to January 14, 2021, since courts have been closed for several months due to…

Private schools will be required to report all child sexual abuse allegations directly to law enforcement under new legislation recently signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Previously it was mandatory only for public schools located outside New York City to report incidents of abuse to law enforcement. They also had to inform the Department…