In the Interest of AH

Deen, Presiding Judge.

A delinquency petition was filed in the juvenile court against A. H., alleging that she committed child molestation by performing various sexual acts on a child under 14 years old. At the adjudicatory hearing, the trial court allowed certain witnesses to testify to what the five-year-old victim had told them about the sexual activity with A. H., pursuant to OCGA § 24-3-16. The victim also was questioned extensively about the entire matter before any ruling on his competence as a witness was made. When pressed by the juvenile’s attorney for a definite ruling on the…