Domestic abuse survivor tells tale in Brooklyn courts
The Kings County Civil Court Gender Fairness Committee and the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association (BWBA) hosted a discussion with a domestic violence survivor on Wednesday to help raise awareness of the issue. The special meeting was held on Livingston Street.
“It’s about power and control — they want the victim to do something by inflicting threats, physical abuse, emotional abuse — and it goes on and on and on,” said New York State Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Laporte. “Victims of domestic violence are all ages, backgrounds, religion and race. I’ve known victims as young as 14 and as old as 92. It can happen to anyone.”