A law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is expiring. It's left a trail of claims vs. celebs, jails
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November 19, 2023
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual misconduct, including former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and the comedian and actor Russell Brand.
But when the Adult Survivors Act expires after Thanksgiving, it also will have led to a multitude of legal claims by women who say they were sexually abused while serving time in the New York's prisons and jails.
More than 2,500 lawsuits have been filed so far under the law, which created a year-long suspension of the...
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