In re Sandra S.

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and matter remitted to Monroe County Family Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Family Court abused its discretion when it failed to give corroborative effect to respondent’s admission of sexual abuse. The court’s implicit determination that the confession was not voluntarily made and, therefore, was not worthy of belief, is not supported by the record. Respondent, an experienced veteran of the criminal justice system, voluntarily submitted to three interviews with the police over an eight-day period.…