In Re the Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights of Matsock

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from a decree entered in the Orphans’ Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County terminating the parental rights of appellant Frank Leroy Matsock. We reverse.

On January 7, 1988, pursuant to the Juvenile Act, 1 the Warren County Department of Children and Youth Services (CYS) petitioned Orphans’ Court for temporary custody of all the Matsock children. 2 The petition stated:

On 1/6/88, a sexual abuse referral[ 3 ] was received stating that the father, Frank Matsock, had digitally penetrated his daugh[t]er, T., in the vagina causing bleeding. It was…