SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA ORDERS NEW TRIAL FOR WOMAN CONVICTED OF ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN

Attorney Noel’s client was convicted of endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly failing to report sexual abuse perpetrated by her husband.  The accuser had previously made three false sexual assault allegations against other people and the trial court prevented Attorney Noel’s client from introducing evidence of the accuser’s prior false allegations on the grounds that such evidence was barred by Pennsylvania’s Rape Shield Law.