DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVS. ON BEHALF OF CAROL ANN D. v. WARREN D

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The evidence adduced by the petitioner at the fact-finding hearing was sufficient to prove the allegations of sexual abuse by a preponderance of the evidence (see, Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]; Matter of Nicole V., 71 N.Y.2d 112, 117). In a child protective proceeding, unsworn out-of-court statements of the victim, although hearsay, can be admissible...