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Matter of Kenneth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 24, 1997
238 A.D.2d 276 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

April 24, 1997


Order, Family Court, Bronx County (Susan Larabee, J.), entered on or about November 27, 1995, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by appellant's brief, determined, following a fact-finding hearing, that appellant Melvin G. had sexually abused Kanisha C., unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Appellant's sexual abuse of the subject child was proven by a preponderance of the evidence, where the six-year-old victim's account of abuse was validated by the testimony of the child's caseworker and by the medical findings and testimony of an expert on child sexual abuse ( Matter of Nicole V., 71 N.Y.2d 112).

Concur — Milonas, J.P., Ellerin Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Kenneth

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 24, 1997
238 A.D.2d 276 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

Matter of Kenneth

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of KENNETH C. and Another, Children Alleged to be Abused…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Apr 24, 1997

Citations

238 A.D.2d 276 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
656 N.Y.S.2d 874