Survivors of childhood sexual abuse renewed their push on Thursday to extend the look-back window for the Child Victims Act, saying more time is needed to allow victims to file legal claims. 

Their push comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this week signaled he was skeptical over whether the look-back window, due to close in August, should be extended for another year. 

"It is never too soon to allow more survivors to seek justice. The Governor and the state haven't spent a cent on a public awareness campaign to inform the now grown one in four girls and one in six boys who've been abused in New York State about their new rights under the new law, but already he's decided it's time for closure," said the survivors in a joint statement.

"Closure for who? Certainly not for the thousands of survivors who have yet to come forward. Since the window opened in August over 1,600 cases have been filed, with 62 in the last week alone. Whether a survivor is struggling to find legal representation, or needs more time to decide whether they can take on the emotional and psychological costs of challenging our abusers in court, one year is simply not enough." 

Signing on to the statement included Mary Ellen O'Loughlin of Saratoga Springs, Asher Lovy of Brooklyn, Brian Toale of Manhattan and Melanie Blow from Buffalo. 

The law, approved last year, makes it easier for the survivors and victims of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits. The law and the resulting litigation has placed financial strains on several institutions, including the Buffalo Diocese and the Boy Scouts of America, which filed for bankruptcy this month.