Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced on Feb. 10 legislation that would eliminate statute-of-limitations barriers for certain federal civil claims tied to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, arguing that survivors often need years before they are ready to pursue a case.
At a U.S. Capitol news conference, the lawmakers were joined by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, advocates, and relatives of Virginia Roberts Giuffre. They said the bill, named “Virginia’s Law” after Giuffre, is meant to prevent abusers and those who enabled them from avoiding accountability because time runs out under current laws.
