In a child protective proceeding under article 10 of the Family Court Act (the Child Protective Proceedings Act), a child's out-of-court statements describing sexual abuse by her father may be corroborated by the child's later cross-examined but unsworn in-court testimony, so as to support a fact finding of abuse.
This proceeding was instituted by the Onondaga County Department of Social Services...
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