In the Matter of JD, FH# 2017-0612

Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to support a finding of physical abuse because 1) the Department found the child to be an unreliable reporter given that he provided contradictory information to the frequency of abuse 2) the child told the social worker that he told stories all the time and did not mean to and did not know why he told so many stories. He denied to the social worker that anyone hit him or was touching him and reported he loved his grandparents and felt safe at home.