In re Jesus G. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Appellants Jesus G., Jr. (Jesus) and Enrique G. (Enrique) contend that there was no substantial evidence supporting the juvenile court‟s jurisdictional findings that they were children who fell within the description of Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b).1 We agree.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. The G. Family Jesus and Enrique were born in May 1997 and March 2001, respectively. They are the sons of Jesus G., Sr. (father) and Marisol G. (mother), who married in approximately 1994. Mother and father also have a daughter, Maria, who was born in July 1995. 2. Father’s Previous Sexual and Physical Abuse of Maria On August 9, 2010, in an earlier case, the juvenile court sustained the dependency petition of respondent Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) with respect to Maria, Jesus and Enrique. The petition alleged that in 2005, when Maria was nine years old, father sexually abused her. Father allegedly fondled Maria‟s vagina after making her sit on his lap and removing her pants. He also allegedly removed the belt of his pants and exposed his penis. The petition further alleged that father…