The age of the victims has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not a crime was committed, nor does the time elapsed between the occurrence of the crime and their taking action on it.
There should be no time limit on pervert crimes.
The problem is, there is a time limit on (most) "pervert crimes." The judge correctly followed the law of the State of New York here. The issue is with the law, not the judge.
Have you any knowledge on just how long this particular NY law and statute of limitation has been in effect? Was it enacted by the NY's state legislature or as an EO by a Governor?
Oh yes, I agree. I do not like that limitation though, I think it should be removed.
Sometimes it takes victims of such crimes time to muster the courage needed.