In re J.L.

BACKGROUND

Mother was released from prison in November 2012, her latest felony incarceration in a criminal career dating back to 1991. She had left J.L. in the care of J.L.‟s maternal cousin, Anthony P., and his girlfriend. Mother testified Anthony was a “second striker” as a result of convictions for terrorist threats he made to loss prevention personnel at a Walmart store where his sister was shoplifting, in an attempt to help her get away. Anthony‟s 19-year-old brother, Darnell P., also resided in the home. Anthony and Darnell are mother‟s nephews. Mother testified she knew Darnell‟s father was a registered sex offender, and his brothers had criminal histories, but she thought Darnell was a “good boy.”2 After her release from prison, mother did not have stable housing and was receiving dialysis for kidney disease, so she continued to leave J.L. in Anthony P.‟s home. Some months after her release, on April 18, 2013, during a visit with J.L., mother saw dried blood in her panties. Mother testified J.L. said it was a urine stain, and mother

All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

There are record references to Anthony P. as…