State ex rel. Juvenile Department v. Karabetsis

Appellant, who is 13 years old, appeals from an order of disposition of the juvenile court finding him to be within its jurisdiction, placing him in his father’s custody and placing him on probation, subject to certain conditions. We review de novo, ORS 419.561(4); State ex rel Juv. Dept. v. Qutub, 75 Or App 298, 300, 706 P2d 962, rev den 300 Or 332 (1985), and affirm.

The petition which initiated the proceedings alleged that appellant was within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court1 because he had engaged in sexual intercourse with his nine-year-old sister, in violation of ORS 163.375.2 At…