E Jean Carroll filed a lawsuit under the Act, which allows people to pursue decades-old sex abuse claims.
Writer E Jean Carroll has also sued Donald Trump for defamation after he accused her of lying when she came forward about the alleged assault.
The state law allows a one-year period for victims to file sexual assault lawsuits in New York over claims that would have otherwise exceeded statute limitations.Ms Carroll alleges the attack took place in a New York luxury department store dressing room 27 years ago. The Child Abuse Act, which came into effect in 2019, allowed a two-year period for victims to come forward. Around 11,000 lawsuits were filed in New York against churches, hospitals, schools, camps and other institutions under that law.
Alina Habba, a lawyer for Mr Trump, told US media that, while she respects and admires individuals that come forward "this case is unfortunately an abuse of the purpose of this Act" and "runs the risk of delegitimising the credibility of actual victims".This includes a planned class action lawsuit against Robert Hadden, a former gynaecologist at hospitals tied to New York-Presbyterian and Columbia University, who has been accused by dozens of patients of sexual abuse.
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