§ Sec. 24-3-16. Statements made by child under age of 14 years describing acts of sexual contact or physical abuse

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§ 24-3-16. Statements made by child under age of 14 years describing acts of sexual contact or physical abuse

A statement made by a child under the age of 14 years describing any act of sexual contact or physical abuse performed with or on the child by another or performed with or on another in the presence of the child is admissible in evidence by the testimony of the person or persons to whom made if the child is available to testify in the proceedings and the court finds that the circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indicia of reliability.

VALIDITY

<This section has been held unconstitutional in the case of Woodard v. State, 1998, 269 Ga. 317, 496 S.E.2d 896.>