State v. Juan A. G.-P.

Citations

• 346 Conn. 132

Syllabus

Convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a minor and risk of injury to a child in connection with his alleged sexual abuse of his stepdaughter, J, and stepniece, B, and his alleged conduct in showing them pornographic videos on an iPad, the defendant appealed to this court. Following the disclosure of the sexual abuse, J and B were interviewed by a child forensic interviewer and physically examined by a pediatrician. The physical examinations revealed no signs of sexual abuse. Prior to trial, the defendant sought the disclosure of J's and B's psychiatric records and filed a motion seeking an in camera review. During a hearing on the defendant's motion, the guardian ad litem for J and B indicated that she had reviewed the records, that she was not opposed to the court's reviewing them, and that J's records predated the disclosures of the sexual abuse by nearly three years, whereas B's records were more recent. At trial, C and D, who are sisters and the mothers of J and B, respectively, testified for the state. The defense requested permission to cross-examine C and D about their applications for U visas, which In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the victims of sexual abuse and the crime of risk of injury to a child, we decline to use the defendant's full name or to identify the victims or others through whom the victims' identities may be ascertained. See General Statutes § 54-86e. Moreover, in accordance with federal law; see 18 U.S.C. § 2265 (d) (3) (2018), as amended by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-103, § 106, 136 Stat. 49, 851; we decline to identify any person protected or sought to be protected under a protection order, protective order, or a restraining order that was issued or applied for, or others through whom that person's identity may be ascertained. 346 Conn. 132 FEBRUARY, 2023 133 State v. Juan A. G.-P. allow eligible, undocumented immigrants who are the victims of a crime