State v. G.E.P.

KOBLITZ, P.J.A.D.

*443We consolidate these four appeals for the purpose of writing a single opinion because they present the issue of whether State v. J.L.G., 234 N.J. 265, 272, 190 A.3d 442 (2018), should be applied retroactively to reverse defendants' convictions of child sexual assault where an expert in "Child Sexual Assault Accommodation Syndrome" (CSAAS) was permitted to testify. We accord J.L.G. pipeline retroactivity and reverse because the admission of CSAAS expert testimony in these four cases calls into question the validity of each guilty verdict.

J.L.G.

We first discuss the legal issues…