Legal Opinion
D.B. Ex Rel. Kurtis B. v. Kopp
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 2013No. 12-2818PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
In September 2010 three young children—six-year-old D.B. and five-year-old twins C.C. and her brother W.C.—were “playing doctor” in D.B.’s backyard in Lancaster, Wisconsin. The twins’ mother walked in on this activity and interpreted D.B.’s conduct as a sexual assault of her daughter C.C. She reported the boy’s behavior to the Grant County Department of Social Services. The Sheriffs Department also stepped in to respond.
An aggressive investigation ensued, and the Grant County District Attorney eventually filed a petition in circuit court alleging that D.B. had committed a…
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