Matter of M.M. (S.M.) — First Department Upholds Sexual Abuse Finding Against Mother’s Partner and Derivative Neglect of Biological Children
The First Department affirms Family Court findings of sexual abuse against a child’s mother’s intimate partner who served as weekend caretaker, upholding the court’s jurisdiction over him as a ‘legally responsible person’ and the admissibility of the seven-year-old’s forensic interview and hospital statements as corroborated evidence.