A.Y. v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE


136 Pa.Commw. 451 (1990)

583 A.2d 515

A.Y., Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, ALLEGHENY COUNTY CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 4, 1990.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted March 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol S. Mills, McCarthy, Bromall, Bender & Simon, Pittsburgh, for petitioner.

Carla F. Hobson, Asst. County Sol., with her, James A. Esler, Asst. County Sol., and James J. Dodaro, County Sol., Pittsburgh, for respondent.

Before McGINLEY and KELLEY, JJ., and BARRY, Senior Judge.


BARRY, Senior Judge.

A.Y. petitions for review of an order of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) that adopted the recommendation of a Hearing Officer and declined to expunge A.Y.'s name from the child abuse registry. The questions presented are (1) whether the statements of a small child concerning alleged sexual abuse may be admitted through the hearsay testimony of a parent, relating a private conversation with the child...

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