In re D.H. CA 2/9
Father Jose H. appeals findings of jurisdiction over his two sons under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b)(1), and related disposition orders. Father’s 11-year-old stepdaughter, K., stated that father engaged in inappropriate behavior that included randomly slapping her buttocks, and touching her leg and buttock while she slept. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a petition seeking jurisdiction over all three children on the basis that father sexually abused K., and the children’s mother failed to protect them. The juvenile court held that father’s actions did not support a finding of sexual abuse under section 300, subdivision (d), amended the language of the petition to state that father made “inappropriate contact and failed to recognize appropriate boundaries,” and sustained jurisdiction for all three children under section 300, subdivision (b)(1).
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