In the Interest of J. E. L.

Benham, Judge.

The Department of Family & Children Services (DFCS) filed a petition against the parents of J. E. L. Ill, a five-year-old boy, and T. M. L., a two-year-old girl, accusing them of child deprivation. See OCGA § 15-11-2. The petition was based on information that the children had been sexually abused by their father. After the trial court heard testimony on the issue, it found that the children were deprived and needed to be removed from their parents’ home, and awarded temporary custody to the Houston County DFCS. The father, acting pro se, appeals the denial of his motion for new…