J. S. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

J.S. appeals a decision of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) that rejected a hearing officer’s recommendation to expunge an indicated report of child abuse maintained under the Child Protective Services Law1 implicating J.S., the father of A.S. We affirm.

On March 27, 1987, Allegheny County Children and Youth Services (CYS), received a report of suspected sexual abuse alleging that J.S. had sexually abused A.S. After an extensive investigation that consisted of interviews with A.S., her mother, J.S., and a telephone conversation…