Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Monique B.

Petitioner Monique B., the mother of minors Mariah T. and Bryce T., appeals from both the dependency court order taking jurisdiction *432 over the children based on allegations of sexual and physical abuse (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subds. (a), (b), (d), (j)), and the dispositional order placing the children with their father. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 361, subd. (c).) We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1

In February 2007, respondent Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) took custody of eight-year-old Mariah T. and her three-year-old brother Bryce T. after their father, Anthony T., reported that Mariah told him she had been sexually fondled by mother Monique B.’s live-in boyfriend Jason. 2 Mariah told a DCFS social worker that for two nights in a row Jason came into her room while she was sleeping, lay down next to her, and fondled her thigh near the crotch area. When she awoke and asked what was happening, Jason put his finger to his lips as a signal that she should keep quiet. Mariah told mother what happened, but mother accused her of lying and dismissed her claims. Mariah and Bryce also reported that mother had whipped them with a…