The father appealed against a finding of long-standing sexual abuse of his teenage daughter. There had been no remaining physical evidence of such abuse. The expert had failed to point to evidence that penetrative sex would usually leave such a trace.
Held: The expert’s report stood as a model of how such cases should be presented. The father’s case would not have been signifanctly assisted by the availablity of professional guidance, and he could in any event have brought that with him.
Judges:
Thorpe, Rafferty, Kitchen LJJ
Citations:
[2013] EWCA Civ 282
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 17 November 2022; Ref: scu.472627