King v. Commonwealth

ABRAMSON, J„

DISSENTING: -

For the reasons stated herein, I respectfully and strongly dissent. While Detective Anderkin’s ’ testimony concerning the Child Abuse Task Force was arguably improper, the error was not palpable. In addition, the time has comé for this Court to reconsider its rigid stance on the admissibility of Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAÁS) testimony and to align itself with the overwhelming majority of our sister jurisdictions, which allow such testimony under circumstances explained more fully infra.

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