A.Y. v. Department of Public Welfare, Allegheny County Children & Youth Services

BARRY, Senior Judge.

A.Y. petitions for review of an order of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) that adopted the recommendation of a Hearing Officer and declined to expunge A.Y.’s name from the child abuse registry. The questions presented are (1) whether the statements of a small child concerning alleged sexual abuse may be admitted through the hearsay testimony of a parent, relating a private conversation with the child, (2) whether the testimony of a social worker who interviewed the child rose to the level of substantial evidence, where no…