In re S.R.

BACKGROUND

I. Family background

Mother has four minor children: S.R. (female; born in November 2005) (hereafter

daughter), Dominic R. (male; born in June 2008), Brianna L. (female; born in 2014), and

Ethan L. (male; born in 2015) (collectively, the children). (We refer to Brianna and

Ethan collectively as “the half siblings.”) In May 2023, mother and the children lived

with Brandon, who is the half siblings’ father. Mother and Brandon were engaged. Brian

W. is daughter’s biological father, and Richard R. is Dominic’s biological father. The

2 half siblings are not parties to this appeal, and mother does not make any arguments

related to daughter.

II. Dependency history

In January 2022, the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (the

Department) received a referral concerning the family, alleging general neglect, sexual

abuse, and at-risk sibling abuse. Daughter was experiencing homicidal ideation and

placed on a section 5585 hold.2 Daughter initially reported that while she was in the

sixth grade Brandon “put his hands down her pants, groped her genitalia and attempted to

pull down her pants while she was laying down.” Daughter suspected that…