In re S.S. CA5

FACTS

Initial Removal On February 3, 2020, the Stanislaus County Community Services Agency (Agency) received a suspected child abuse report in response to S.S.’s disclosure that Mother’s boyfriend touched her private parts while she was lying in bed. It was reported that S.S. did not tell her mother about the incident because she did not want to be removed from her care. S.S. informed the social worker that she asked her mother’s boyfriend to lie in bed with her because she was having trouble sleeping. In the middle of the night, S.S. was awakened when Mother’s boyfriend touched the inside of her vagina. Mother’s boyfriend immediately left the room after she told him to stop. The next time she saw him was when he woke her up in the morning. S.S. stated that this was the first time her Mother’s boyfriend touched her, but she was sexually abused by her biological father. Mother eventually adopted S.S. after she was placed in foster care because of the abuse inflicted by her biological father. S.S. reported constant fighting occurred in the home between Mother and Mother’s boyfriend. S.S. further explained that she did not immediately tell mother about the incident because she did…