California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Diaz, G053197 (Cal. App. 2017):
committed within the applicable limitation period. Additional details regarding the time, place or circumstance of the various assaults may assist in assessing the credibility or substantiality of the victim's testimony, but are not essential to sustain a conviction." (Id. at p. 316.) A victim's testimony alone can amount to substantial evidence: "California law does not require corroboration of the testimony of a child sexual abuse victim . . . ." (People v. Harlan (1990) 222 Cal.App.3d 439, 454.)
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