PEOPLE v. ADOMS

6724, 2764/03.

92 A.D.3d 450 (2012)

938 N.Y.S.2d 581

2012 NY Slip Op 826

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JORGE ADOMS, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided February 7, 2012.


The court properly exercised its discretion in permitting expert testimony relating to child sexual abuse syndrome (CSAS). The expert's testimony provided a possible explanation, beyond the knowledge of the average juror, for the victim's delay in reporting repeated instances of sexual abuse occurring over a long period of time (see People v Carroll, 95 N.Y.2d 375, 387 [2000]; People v Gilley, 4 A.D.3d 127...

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