The determination that respondent sexually abused Jacob is supported by a preponderance of the evidence (see Family Ct Act §§ 1012[f][i][B]; 1046[a][i]; [b][i]). The child's out-of-court statements in a videotaped interview and to an agency caseworker were corroborated by the testimony of respondent's adult daughter, who disclosed that she too was sexually abused by respondent several times over the course of two years when she was Jacob's age (see e.g...
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