Hunt, Justice, concurring specially. As to Division 2, I agree that an expert’s testimony that a particular victim in a child abuse case is being truthful is inadmissible. However, it is entirely permissible for an expert on child abuse to testify about the typical characteristics of child abuse victims. See Smith v. State, <a href="/opinion/1310016/smith-v…
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