The findings of abuse and neglect against Jose R. were supported by a preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act § 1046 [b] [i]). At the fact-finding hearing, the children's grandmother and an agency caseworker testified that then five-year-old Silvette had consistently reported that Jose had touched her private parts and kissed her inappropriately. The Family Court properly determined that the child's out-of-court statements were sufficiently corroborated...
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