In re Evan G. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Presumed father Hector M. appeals from the juvenile court’s orders sustaining jurisdiction over his child, Evan G., under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (b) and (d),1 and removing Evan from his custody. We reject his contention that there is insufficient evidence to support the orders and affirm the juvenile court’s orders.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 27, 2013, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS or the Department) filed a juvenile dependency petition under section 300, subdivisions (b) and (d), with regard to Evan, who was then almost two years old. The petition alleged, as to both subdivisions, that father sexually abused Evan “by inflicting redness to the child’s anus and placing fluid on the child’s anus. Such sexual abuse of the child by the father endangers the child’s physical health and safety and places the child at risk of physical harm, damage, danger and sexual abuse.” According to the detention report and jurisdiction/disposition report, father did not live with Evan’s mother, but he spent significant time at the home. On March 8, 2013, father was bathing Evan, something father usually didn’t do,…