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Edward Helmore in New York City

Axl, Foxx, Adams: flurry of last-minute claims gives sex abuse law powerful legacy

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The writer E Jean Carroll filed her lawsuit against Donald Trump minutes after the look-back window opened. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

New York’s year-long “look-back” window on sexual assault closed last night after a flurry of last-minute claims against high-profile figures including the singer Axl Rose, the actor Jamie Foxx and the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams.

Some of the alleged incidents date back decades, in claims that would otherwise have fallen outside the statute of limitations.

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