A father who was accused of sexually abusing his son will not be able to sue the social worker whose interview of the boy triggered the allegations, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 16. The plaintiff in the ...

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A minor who was abused by a family member after spending a single night at his home should not have been adjudicated an abused and neglected juvenile, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled July 21, in a decision that clarifies ...

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State v. Ryan Where prosecution expert Dr. Laura Gutman testified that she had no concerns the child victim was giving a fictitious story, this was tantamount to expert opinion testimony that the child was not lying about the sexual abuse allegations. Therefore such testimony was inadmissible.

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State v. Chandler. Contrary to the superior court's ruling, there has been no significant change in the law regarding admissibility of expert testimony in child sexual abuse cases since the time of defendant's trial and appeal. Defendant is not entitled to the relief he sought pursuant to the retroactivity rule of G.S. § 15A-1415(b)(7). Reversed.

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