NEW YORK—More than 1,000 people are expected to file civil lawsuits in New York courts beginning on Aug. 14 over sexual abuse they say they suffered as children during a special one-year window for state suits over decades-old allegations.
New York courts have assigned 45 judges to handle cases under the Child Victims Act passed earlier this year. The law scraps, for one year, the statute of limitations that had barred older complaints and critics said was too restrictive. The law also put in place longer periods for criminal prosecutions and civil actions going forward.
