State in Interest of KAW

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

CLIFFORD, J.

This appeal, on certification granted, 104 N.J. 112 (1986), requires us to address yet another facet of the “sensitive and delicate issues surrounding * * * the sexual abuse of children.” See State v. R. W., 104 N.J. 14, 16 (1986). The issue as posed in the State’s petition for certification is whether a complaint in a juvenile delinquency action, charging sexual assault on a victim younger than thirteen years of age, must specify an exact date of occurrence. The answer to that question is “no.” For constitutional due process purposes, the…