State v. David D.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Denise A. Hartman, J.

In this Mental Hygiene Law article 10 civil management proceeding, respondent David D. moves to preclude evidence of a diagnosis of other specified paraphilic disorder (OSPD) hebe-philia. The court granted respondent’s request for a Frye hearing on the admissibility at trial of evidence of the specifying diagnosis of hebephilia (see Frye v United States, 293 F 1013 [DC Cir 1923]). After considering the testimony and evidence received during the three-day Frye hearing, the court concludes that OSPD hebephilia is not generally accepted as a reliable…