SAN FRANCISCO A man who molested his stepdaughter did not automatically lose parental rights to his male children, the Second District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday on an issue that has divided California’s appellate courts.
“Appellant’s conduct toward his adolescent stepdaughter kissing and fondling her did not support, under a clear and convincing evidence standard, that the boys … were at risk of similar abuse, either now or in the future,” Justice Nora Manella wrote for a unanimous Division Four panel. “There was no evidence of any proclivity on appellant’s part to abuse or molest sexually immature children or males of any age.”
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