So Many Powerful Men Were Just Sued for Sexual Assault
POWER NOVEMBER 27 , 2023 Why So Many Powerful Men Were Just Sued for Sexual Assault By Andrea González-Ramírez , a senior writer for the Cut who covers systems of power. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs. Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose. Jamie Foxx. Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City mayor Eric Adams. The holiday weekend saw headline after headline declare that a different famous man had been accused of sexual assault (and swiftly denied all allegations). That timing is due to the Adult Survivors Act , a special New York State law that granted victims a one-time one-year window in which to sue alleged sexual abusers and the institutions survivors say enabled them. More than 3,000 civil lawsuits were filed thanks to the statute, which expired on November 24, according to the New York Times . While the last-minute celebrity lawsuits are getting a lot of play now, many of the lawsuit...
