Guest Op-Ed: New laws help crime victims
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER ALEC BROOK-KRASNY
Once a criminal case is closed, crime victims still face a life heavily altered by that crime, often with peace of mind hard to find. That’s why recent legislation signed into law, which I supported, is essential for protecting crime victims and their families.
This is disturbing to contemplate, but there have been cases where sex offenders have sought to exercise parental rights of a child who was conceived as a result of a sexual assault. It’s incredibly cruel that the law did not distinguish between a parent in normal circumstances and a parent whose sexual assault brought about conception.