About This Course
Defending sex abuse allegations is complex and difficult. This CLE course will explain the many issues, challenges, and pitfalls facing practitioners who find themselves in this role. The course will take us through ACS child services and other similar administrative agencies through civil and criminal matters in our courthouses and beyond
Covering a wide range of topics, the course will address issues such as:
- Jurisdiction
- Statute of Limitations
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Clarification in how these cases are charged and pled
- Appellate Preservation
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Collateral Consequences to Conviction
- Civil Commitment pursuant to Article 10 of the mental hygiene law
- and the relationship between all of the above.