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· 4/22/2022

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services v. N.J.

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  • affirming the trial judge’s exclusion of the Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest test on Daubert-Lanigan grounds based on the judge’s finding that the test was neither generally accepted in the relevant scientific community nor a reliable measure of sexual interest
  • expert testimony on sexual interest diagnostic test properly excluded where test did not concern issues before jury
  • trial judge properly concluded that the “Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest [AASI]” test was neither generally accepted in the relevant scientific community nor demonstrated to be reliable

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