In re Derrick C.
Opinion of the Court
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: In this sexual abuse proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 10, respondent contends that Family Court erred in giving collateral estoppel effect to his plea of guilty to a charge of sexual abuse in a parallel criminal action. We reject that contention (see Matter of Suffolk County Dept. of Social Servs. v James M., 83 NY2d 178, 182-183 [1994]; Matter of Mark H.„ 259 AD2d 1040 [1999]; see also Matter of Kali-Ann E., 27 AD3d 796, 798 [2006], lv denied 7 NY3d 704 [2006]). Present—Martoche, J.P., Smith, Lunn, Pine and Gorski, JJ.
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