In re M.R. CA2/2

FACTS

Father was born in 1951. He is a registered sex offender based on a crime he committed in 1991.2 At some point in the 2000’s, he was in a relationship with Francine M. (mother), who was born in 1985. During their relationship, they fought and were violent toward each other. Sister was born in 2006, and brother was born in 2009. In 2014, mother stabbed father in the hand. After that incident, she left the family home and did not return. As reported to the Department through a child abuse hotline, mother’s new boyfriend—a man named Alex—touched brother’s penis. It was further reported that

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated. 2 At one point in the proceedings, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) submitted a 1991 police report indicating that father was caught having sex in his vehicle with a 13-year-old girl. He was 40 years old at the time. When father was interviewed, he said he went to prison for three years.

2 mother and father had engaged in domestic violence on multiple occasions, and there was a physical altercation between father and Alex. A social worker…