Hilda O. vs. The State New York

At 15 years old, Hilda Onley was sexually abused at the NY State Training School for Girls, where she was incarcerated in 1958. Hilda has lived for over 65 years, haunted and traumatized by the abuse She had faced an impenetrable statute of limitations until NY’s Child Victims Act was passed in 2019. Her case against the state began with limited time on the clock. This is the story of 82-year-old Hilda’s fight for justice.