3503 REVIEW GRANTED The Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act does not confer immunity on a person reporting sexual abuse of him/herself; the Litigation Privilege confers absolute immunity on a person reporting child abuse of him/herself to investigative authorities and to family member for the purpose of furthering the investigation.CitationSMITH v MD (Lying Child) 105 CA4 1169 [See: PenC 11164 etseq; CivC 47(b); Stecks v Young 38 CA4 365, T/AT 10/95; Beroiz v Wahl 84 CA4 485, T/AT 12/00; Fremont v Superior Court 44 CA4 867, T/AT 5/96; Wilkerson v Sullivan 99 CA4 443, E/AT 7/02; White v Lieberman 103 CA4 210, T/AT 12/02; Pfeiffer Venice v Bernard 101 CA4 211, T/AT 8/02]
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