Family
Oct. 17, 2014
Is an abused child's hearsay admissible?
On Oct. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a decision from Ohio which could help make abused children safer - or not. By Joan S. Meier
On Oct. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a decision from Ohio which could help make abused children safer - or not. The case raises the question of whether children's statements to adults reporting their own abuse can be heard in court.
In this case, a 3-year-old boy ("L.P") was asked at daycare where he had received his visible bruises. On the day in question, while in daycare center's lunchroom, a preschoo...
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