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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

For a year, New York's Adult Survivors Act suspended the usual legal deadlines to give sexual assault victims one last chance to file lawsuits over misconduct that occurred years or decades ago.

By the time the law expired last week, more than 3,700 legal claims had been filed, with many of the last few coming against big-name celebrities and a handful of politicians.

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