Legal Opinion
In re R.T.
New York City Family Court
Decided May 4, 2017Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Robert Hettleman, J.
This decision memorializes the oral decision I made on the record in court on February 27, 2017. For the reasons I gave on the record and the reasons below, the motion to have Monica T., now 21 years old, testify via closed-circuit television (CCTV) and outside the presence of the respondent is granted.
I. Procedural Posture
The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) filed the instant petition on December 9, 2015, alleging that the respondent, David T.,1 sexually abused his now-21-year-old daughter, Monica T, when she was under the age of 18.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- In re Nicole V.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. GeraciNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- United States v. Vincent Gigante, Also Known as "Chin,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- People v. WrottenNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
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