Legal Opinion
In re S.G.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1990No. Nos. 88-236, 88-228 to 88-231PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
I
THE PROCEEDINGS
This is not a pleasant case. The consolidated appeals before us are from the trial court’s disposition of a child neglect proceeding which had its inception in the repeated sexual abuse of S.G., now twelve years of age, by her stepfather, J.B.1 The abuse began in the spring of 1986, when S.G. was seven years old, and continued at intervals2 until July 1987. S.G.’s complaints to her mother did not resolve the situation, and she eventually related her experiences to an adult friend, who urged the mother to take some steps to protect her daughter. The…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Ginsberg v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by126 opinions
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- In re L.L.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Lee v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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