State v. J.L.G.

**271I. Introduction

Thirty-five years ago, Dr. Roland Summit, M.D., a clinical psychiatrist, identified five categories of behavior that were reportedly common in victims of *446child sexual abuse: secrecy; helplessness; entrapment and accommodation; delayed, conflicted, unconvincing disclosure; and retraction. Dr. Summit drew on various sources, including his own clinical practice, and asserted that the five behaviors comprised a syndrome -- the "Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome" (CSAAS).

Courts across the nation embraced Dr. Summit's findings, which paved the way for experts to testify…