Substantial evidence, including the testimony of the complainant and his mother, supports respondent's finding that petitioner sexually assaulted a child less than 14 years of age. While petitioner denied the conduct at issue, it was the prerogative of the Deputy Commissioner, who saw and heard the witnesses, to reject his testimony as not credible (see Matter of Berenhaus v Ward,
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