BENTON, Judge.
We are asked to consider the scope of a "nontraditional" exception to the rule under which hearsay is excludable from evidence. We conclude that, if "the declarant child" does not report himself a victim of the child abuse or neglect which is recounted in the out-of-court declaration, section 90.803(23), Florida Statutes (1993), does not authorize the admission of testimony reciting the child's assertion, as the equivalent of testimony to the fact asserted...
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