In re Amanda PP.

Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Franklin County (Main, Jr., J.), entered September 23, 1997, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, to adjudicate respondent’s children to be abused and/or neglected.

Petitioner commenced this proceeding against respondent alleging that he had sexually abused his daughter (hereinafter the child) and several of her friends. A temporary order of protection was issued on May 20, 1996 preventing respondent from having any contact with his three children after he was indicted for 14 counts of…