In re R.P. CA4/2

I.

INTRODUCTION

Y.P. (Father) appeals the juvenile court’s order limiting his visits with his

dependent children to video visits instead of in-person visits. We affirm.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Father’s infant children, R.P. and A.P., were detained, removed from his care in

2017, and placed with caregivers. His child, I.S., born in October 2020, also was

detained, removed from his care, and placed with caregivers in the weeks after her birth.

In December 2020, the juvenile court ordered twice weekly supervised visits for Father.

About two months later, the Riverside County Department of Public Social

Services (the Department) received a referral stating that R.P., then just under four years

old, had reported Father sexually abused her. R.P. told her caregivers that she has a

“secret place” where Father kisses her on the lips. R.P. “masturbates at night” and has

acted out sexually toward boys and men.

1 The dependency proceedings below have been protracted. We need only briefly discuss a limited part of the proceedings to resolve the sole issue Father raises on appeal.

2 In May 2021, the Department received another referral alleging that Father…