In Re Melanie T.

How courts have described this case

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• noting that consistent disclosures over a period of time to different people, coupled with other evidence, may constitute clear and convincing evidence of abuse
• noting that consistent statements made over a period of time to different people “may constitute clear and convincing evidence” of sexual abuse, especially when coupled with other evidence
• relying in part on testimony by an expert that the children suffered from disorders that were typical of victims of child sexual abuse and also exhibited sexual behaviors
• “When the trial court has seen and heard witnesses, especially where issues of credibility and weight of oral testimony are involved, considerable deference is accorded to the trial court’s factual findings.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).