Survivors of sex abuse in Brooklyn and Bronx juvenile detention facilities told traumatic stories on Wednesday.

The bill would have changed the statute of limitations to give people sexually abused in juvenile facilities more time to sue. Critics say Newsom bowed to pressure.

Scores of new victims came forward Wednesday to charge that were sexually abused as children while residing in juvenile detention centers — and that they were taking the city to court. A staggering 168 new lawsuits have been filed that allege children staying at Crossroads Juvenile Center,

More than 100 people are suing San Diego County, alleging decades of child sexual abuse by multiple staff members at the A.B. and Jessie Polinsky Children's Center, attorneys representing the plaintiffs announced this week.