In the Interest of D.K.S.

PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge.

At issue in this case is the circuit court’s decision to assume jurisdiction over D.K.S. and to place her in the protective custody of the Division of Family Services. S.S., her father, contends that the circuit court erred in asserting jurisdiction and in admitting and considering evidence of sexual abuse allegations at the dispositional hearing. We affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

Miller County’s juvenile office filed a petition on October 11, 1999, alleging that D.K.S. needed the circuit court’s care and treatment because of unsanitary, unsafe, and injurious…