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Survivor urges Newark council to press county delegation on HR 29 20 Justice for Survivors Act
Summary
During public comment at the Dec. 2 pre-meeting, survivor Mildred Ramos recounted decades-old assault and trafficking, urged the council to contact the Essex County delegation to back HR 29 20 (Justice for Survivors Act) eliminating certain statutes of limitation and expanding remedies, and offered further information by email.
Mildred Ramos delivered a detailed survivor testimony during the Newark Municipal Council’s Dec. 2 public comment period, recounting a 38-year-old multiple-perpetrator sexual assault and episodes of human trafficking. Ramos urged the council to use its influence with the Essex County delegation to support HR 29 20, which she said would incentivize states to eliminate civil and criminal statutes…
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