Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Initially it should be noted that since there was no objection to the reception of the eight-year-old victim's unsworn testimony, this issue is unpreserved for review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, CPL 60.20 (2) permits the court to accept unsworn testimony if a witness possesses "intelligence and capacity to justify the reception" of his evidence. The decision as to whether to admit unsworn testimony of a minor...
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