[DOC] In re Joseph C. CA1/4
In November 2011, the Alameda County Social Services Agency (Agency) filed a
juvenile dependency petition with respect to then 16-year-old Joseph C. pursuant to
Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (b) and (g), after discovering the
boy in the “ ‘unlivable’ ” home of an adult sister who had been incarcerated for several
months on prostitution and human trafficking charges.
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The minor, an active marijuana
user, reported that the house was used for prostitution and other illegal activities. In
addition, Joseph’s five-month-old niece had been found dead at the site in a suspected
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