child victims act

Former Auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz, who retired from the Diocese of Buffalo last year as its second-in-charge, is now accused of sexual abuse in a pending lawsuit filed under the Child Victims Act.

The New York State Senate approved a measure this week to allow adult survivors of sexual harassment and assault to bring their abusers to court. Advocates hailed the action, but said they are increasingly frustrated and “alarmed” over the state Assembly's failure to act on the bill and on other anti-sexual harassment measures.

Saying she and other adult sexual abuse survivors deserve their day in court, Marissa Hoechstetter is looking to the New York State Legislature to make…

An investigative report released earlier this year by the Gow School, a southern Erie County boarding school for students with dyslexia, found accusations…

His revelation nearly three years ago of sexual abuse by a priest within the Diocese of Buffalo touched off a wave of further complaints, which soon led…

Saying he has failed to live up to promises of more transparency and outreach those affected, advocates for clergy sex abuse victims called Thursday for…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Monday further extending the period of opportunity to pursue legal action in older child sex abuse cases.Monday's…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is extending a one-year lookback window for victims of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits for an additional five months, to…

The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy Tuesday under the weight of hundreds of childhood sexual abuse cases filed against the organization.…

The bankruptcy filing by the Boy Scouts of America does not affect the Scouts' Greater Niagara Frontier Council. Local officials released a statement…