“When will our lawmakers stop fueling this assault for likes and clicks?” “(T)hese Look Back Windows are like a pandemic to successful, wealthy men in America,” Wyatt said in a statement to CNN. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Julia Nikhinson/APįlood of lawsuits expected as window opens for adult survivors to sue in New York for sexual abuseĬosby spokesperson Andrew Wyatt said he had no comment on Tarshis’ allegations. Sexual assault victims in New York will get a one-time opportunity to sue their abusers starting Thursday under a new law expected to bring a wave of litigation against prison guards, middle managers, doctors and a few prominent figures including former President Donald Trump. The law’s one-year lookback window is set to end this week.Ī Safe Horizon PSA about the Adult Survivors Act plays in Times Square during a press conference on the new law, Friday, Nov. Because many victims of sexual abuse can take years to publicly speak about their traumas, the lookback window is intended to give them an opportunity to have their day in court. Six months after signing, the law opened a one-year lookback window for adult survivors of sexual offenses to sue their alleged abusers, even if the statute of limitations on their claims had expired. The lawsuit was brought under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which was signed into law in May 2022. The lawsuit accuses Cosby of battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false imprisonment. Those alleged incidents are repeated in the lawsuit filed Friday in New York County Supreme Court. In 2014, journalist and publicist Joan Tarshis told CNN the actor had sexually assaulted her decades prior, when she was a teenager. Cosby was really egregious and what they did to him should never happen to any American citizen at any social strata."Īttorney Gloria Allred represented several women who testified at Cosby's trial to bolster the prosecution's evidence of "prior bad acts" against the entertainer and to prove a pattern of practice.A woman who previously accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault has filed a lawsuit against him under a New York law that’s set to expire this week. "I can only ever recall it happening once before in a case that the prosecutor's behavior was so egregious that the Supreme Court threw the case out and didn’t remand for a new trial," Castor told the radio station. In an interview with KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, Castor said he was "not surprised" by the state Supreme Court's decision. We still believe that no one is above the law - including those who are rich, famous and powerful." "Prosecutors in my office will continue to follow the evidence wherever and to whomever it leads. "My hope is that this decision will not dampen the reporting of sexual assaults by victims," Steele said. Steele commended Constand "for her bravery in coming forward and remaining steadfast throughout this long ordeal, as well as all of the other women who have shared similar experiences." "He was found guilty by a jury and now goes free on a procedural issue that is irrelevant to the facts of the crime," Steele said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
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