In re K.R. CA2/8

FACTS

Mother has four children: son M.P., born in 2003 with Luis P.; daughter A.M., born in 2005 with Mauricio M.; daughter K.R., born in 2008 with William R.; and son B.P., born in 2012 with David P. In 2013, Mother lived with David and B.P. The older children did not live with Mother as a result of a voluntary placement plan Mother entered into in 2011.1 M.P. lived with the maternal grandmother and A.M. and K.R. lived with their respective fathers. Each of the children visited with one another, generally at the maternal grandmother’s home, and K.R. had an extended visit with Mother and David for approximately two weeks in June and July of 2013. A petition under Welfare and Institutions Code2 section 300 was filed on July 24, 2013, alleging David hit A.M. with belts, fondled K.R.’s vagina, and had a history of violent altercations with Mother in the presence of the children. It was further alleged that Mother knew about the abuse, but failed to protect the girls. The boys were alleged to be at risk of harm due to David’s abuse and Mother’s failure to protect.

1 On July 25, 2011, DCFS received a referral for general neglect and abuse. During the course of the investigation, the…