New York lawmakers approve Child Victims Act, allowing sexual abuse victims to sue

Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, D-Pelham, Westchester County, spoke of how grief and trauma can cause victims to often stay quiet for years or decades after the abuse occurs.

"For me, the silence lasted for almost 25 years," she said. "And it is almost unthinkable that I could stand here as a New York state senator to speak about something that I thought I would probably take to my grave."