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Public commenter alleges reporting failures in a child abuse case; board hears plea for action
Summary
A member of the public told supervisors a 6-year-old granddaughter was abused and that child welfare and law enforcement had failed to transmit evidence to police, preventing criminal prosecution.
A member of the public, identified only as Deborah, told the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on June 10 that her 6-year-old granddaughter had been sexually and physically abused and that she believes evidence collected by the Department of Children and Family Services was not transmitted to the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department.
"He's been declared a *** offender 6 weeks ago in juvenile dependency court," Deborah said, referring to the childs stepfather. She added that the dependency finding occurred in juvenile dependency court (not criminal court), and that, "DCFS has mandated reported all evidences to the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department, which they have not received."
Deborah said she had contacted the district attorney's office but was told it was not their problem. "I will be at every meeting until justice is served," she said, accusing child welfare, law enforcement and the district attorney of failing to act and saying the alleged abuser remained at large.
The board did not respond on the public record with new details about the case during the meeting. No county officials provided a timeline for when the alleged transmission of evidence might be investigated or confirmed. Deborah's remarks were delivered during the public comment period for items not on the agenda.
