RUSH TRANSCRIPT Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ Velshi Ruhle The New ░░░░░░░░ s child victims act ░░░░░░░░ new law giving victims ░░░░░░░░ year window to file ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit regardless of when ░░░░░░░░ alleged happened Among those ░░░░░░░░ to the largest institutions ░░░░░░░░ have face countless allegations ░░░░░░░░ sexual abuse of kids ░░░░░░░░ Catholic church and the ░░░░░░░░ Scouts of America Now ░░░░░░░░ law is significant in ░░░░░░░░ like these because it ░░░░░░░░ the statue of limitations ░░░░░░░░ child sex abuse Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is our sex ░░░░░░░░ survivor and advocate for ░░░░░░░░ survivors and Jennifer Freeman ░░░░░░░░ attorney representing sex abuse ░░░░░░░░ ranging from Epstein accusers ░░░░░░░░ boy scouts accusers Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ to me about this ░░░░░░░░ of this This is ░░░░░░░░ legislation and landmark legislation ░░░░░░░░ gives anyone of any ░░░░░░░░ to bring child sex ░░░░░░░░ claims What s the ░░░░░░░░ today than yesterday if ░░░░░░░░ were a Yesterday if ░░░░░░░░ were 25 years old ░░░░░░░░ 38 years old or ░░░░░░░░ years old you had ░░░░░░░░ claim to bring These ░░░░░░░░ all civil suits Criminal ░░░░░░░░ are no longer available ░░░░░░░░ we really have are ░░░░░░░░ actions That s the ░░░░░░░░ opportunities that we have ░░░░░░░░ you are a victim ░░░░░░░░ You are an advocate ░░░░░░░░ other victims of the ░░░░░░░░ church sexual abuse within ░░░░░░░░ Catholic church What does ░░░░░░░░ law means to you ░░░░░░░░ s an incredible law ░░░░░░░░ step forward I was ░░░░░░░░ to be in Albany ░░░░░░░░ year when the assembly ░░░░░░░░ the Senate passed the ░░░░░░░░ on my birthday I ░░░░░░░░ to witness the joy ░░░░░░░░ my friend s face ░░░░░░░░ it passed When you ░░░░░░░░ on TV you talk ░░░░░░░░ people it motivates those ░░░░░░░░ had similar experience to ░░░░░░░░ and actually do something ░░░░░░░░ it This is bigger ░░░░░░░░ so many instances because ░░░░░░░░ people have a real ░░░░░░░░ to file a real ░░░░░░░░ and they don t ░░░░░░░░ to jump through the ░░░░░░░░ suits they would have ░░░░░░░░ if the statue of ░░░░░░░░ expired The communities within ░░░░░░░░ state of New York ░░░░░░░░ the cases being filed ░░░░░░░░ have discovery cases We ░░░░░░░░ find out how many ░░░░░░░░ epsteins there are and ░░░░░░░░ many boy scouts or ░░░░░░░░ or parents or doctors ░░░░░░░░ is just the steps ░░░░░░░░ filing of the discovery ░░░░░░░░ of this suit and ░░░░░░░░ is really what it ░░░░░░░░ going to protect children ░░░░░░░░ New York To that ░░░░░░░░ though Jennifer how difficult ░░░░░░░░ the discovery phase be ░░░░░░░░ these cases are 10 ░░░░░░░░ 20 or 30 years ░░░░░░░░ The alleged perpetrators may ░░░░░░░░ dead Other witnesses may ░░░░░░░░ How difficult is discovery ░░░░░░░░ includes the victims telling ░░░░░░░░ story and there is ░░░░░░░░ more compelling than the ░░░░░░░░ In addition to that ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ lot of discovery of ░░░░░░░░ There were secret files ░░░░░░░░ the Catholic church They ░░░░░░░░ have to put it ░░░░░░░░ They ll need to ░░░░░░░░ it forward Oh boy ░░░░░░░░ will be files from ░░░░░░░░ boy scouts and witness ░░░░░░░░ from rocker fella university ░░░░░░░░ we had over 200 ░░░░░░░░ from that one institution ░░░░░░░░ arising from one doctor ░░░░░░░░ on one doctor over ░░░░░░░░ victims Yes Let s ░░░░░░░░ about Epstein s victims ░░░░░░░░ represent some of those ░░░░░░░░ Yes I do What ░░░░░░░░ today You are now ░░░░░░░░ to make a claim ░░░░░░░░ that s correct It ░░░░░░░░ a little tricky with ░░░░░░░░ because a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ parts right now and ░░░░░░░░ don t know where ░░░░░░░░ estate is going to ░░░░░░░░ pursued or the Virgin ░░░░░░░░ or he had the ░░░░░░░░ The fact that he ░░░░░░░░ no longer alive how ░░░░░░░░ harder is it to ░░░░░░░░ after his estate The ░░░░░░░░ now it could be ░░░░░░░░ the guardianship of someone ░░░░░░░░ It could be I ░░░░░░░░ for the U S ░░░░░░░░ to pursue proceedings against ░░░░░░░░ of his assets which ░░░░░░░░ may have been hold ░░░░░░░░ the victims Would that ░░░░░░░░ been different if he ░░░░░░░░ still alive Shaun the ░░░░░░░░ York arch diocese says ░░░░░░░░ paid for compensation funds ░░░░░░░░ those victims waived their ░░░░░░░░ to file a suit ░░░░░░░░ did this change that ░░░░░░░░ you know they say ░░░░░░░░ paid 65 million They ░░░░░░░░ have done one or ░░░░░░░░ billion dollars worth of ░░░░░░░░ What they paid out ░░░░░░░░ the damages that they ░░░░░░░░ are just the beginning ░░░░░░░░ know there is no ░░░░░░░░ phase that we spoke ░░░░░░░░ in the pay out ░░░░░░░░ fund So there is ░░░░░░░░ transparency on who the ░░░░░░░░ are through the civil ░░░░░░░░ we have transparency and ░░░░░░░░ unlike me who s ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania I don t ░░░░░░░░ that opportunity our Senate ░░░░░░░░ has not stepped to ░░░░░░░░ plate and has not ░░░░░░░░ this law We are ░░░░░░░░ this year we are ░░░░░░░░ to get this done ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania and on top ░░░░░░░░ it we have an ░░░░░░░░ federal investigation in Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ the Roman Catholic church ░░░░░░░░ bridges our boundaries with ░░░░░░░░ York We have federal ░░░░░░░░ in the Jeffery Epstein ░░░░░░░░ into the Roman Catholic ░░░░░░░░ and boy scouts I ░░░░░░░░ it is way pass ░░░░░░░░ that we start hearing ░░░░░░░░ candidates start talking about ░░░░░░░░ their intentions are with ░░░░░░░░ federal investigations We are ░░░░░░░░ new story after new ░░░░░░░░ of child sexually assaults ░░░░░░░░ would like to see ░░░░░░░░ s going to happen ░░░░░░░░ the future in this ░░░░░░░░ year So there is ░░░░░░░░ lot of these cases ░░░░░░░░ we hear about that ░░░░░░░░ a long time ago ░░░░░░░░ you mention NASA where ░░░░░░░░ organization that you would ░░░░░░░░ thought protected people or ░░░░░░░░ Catholic church for that ░░░░░░░░ was not doing that ░░░░░░░░ you think this change ░░░░░░░░ these lawsuits and this ░░░░░░░░ coverage detur people who ░░░░░░░░ abusers or going to ░░░░░░░░ abusers Is there any ░░░░░░░░ that had on that ░░░░░░░░ of people I don ░░░░░░░░ know if it will ░░░░░░░░ tabusers themselves because they ░░░░░░░░ embolden They wants to ░░░░░░░░ in P sight Where ░░░░░░░░ will change is the ░░░░░░░░ The ones who turned ░░░░░░░░ head and kept quiet ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ quiet and jail for ░░░░░░░░ now They re going ░░░░░░░░ speak up It is ░░░░░░░░ right Shaun It is ░░░░░░░░ to hold those institutions ░░░░░░░░ That s what s ░░░░░░░░ to change the situation ░░░░░░░░ help protect the children ░░░░░░░░ is what s important ░░░░░░░░ this is massive in ░░░░░░░░ York To Shaun s ░░░░░░░░ he s in Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ cannot do anything about ░░░░░░░░ Do you think we ░░░░░░░░ see this law put ░░░░░░░░ place New York developed ░░░░░░░░ gold standard After New ░░░░░░░░ passes its laws 17 ░░░░░░░░ state have passed some ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania is not there ░░░░░░░░ we hope that Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ come along as Shaun ░░░░░░░░ s your message to ░░░░░░░░ survivors will see this ░░░░░░░░ or on social media ░░░░░░░░ are not alone My ░░░░░░░░ is the same Reach ░░░░░░░░ to family friends people ░░░░░░░░ are listening reach out ░░░░░░░░ your state Attorney general ░░░░░░░░ office Shapiro have said ░░░░░░░░ states attorney generals have ░░░░░░░░ out to his office ░░░░░░░░ ask how he came ░░░░░░░░ his report They are ░░░░░░░░ Pick up the phone ░░░░░░░░ make that call Shaun ░░░░░░░░ are glad to talk ░░░░░░░░ you not with a ░░░░░░░░ of something that is ░░░░░░░░ horrible The fact that ░░░░░░░░ got some progress here ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ celebrate Jennifer freedman thanks ░░░░░░░░ both of you.