TYPES OF EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL CASES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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https://doi.org/10.17770/iss2023.7400Keywords:
evidence, expert and psychologist opinion, material evidence, sexual abuse crime, testimonyAbstract
The research aim is to establish the most substantial types of evidence in child sexual abuse crimes, to study and analyse the legal regulations of evidence types and to identify the issues. The research explores the interpretation, types, and features of the notion of evidence. By summarising legal precedents in criminal cases of child sexual abuse, substantial types of evidence in sexual abuse crimes are established. Issues concerning the differentiation of the types of evidence are identified. Within the research, it has been concluded that substantial evidence in sexual abuse crimes against a child is the testimonies of the child victim, witness testimonies, psychologist and expert opinions, physical evidence.
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