DeWeese v. Polk County Children & Family Services

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

Ted DeWeese appeals from the decision of the Circuit Court of Polk County which affirmed the agency finding of some credible evidence that the appellant engaged in sexual contact with S.J. on April 10,1987, and which denied appellant’s request to remove his name from the Arkansas Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry.

On April 25, 1987, Elizabeth Thomas, a Field Service Specialist with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), received a complaint regarding alleged sexual activity involving appellant and S.J., a four-year-old child. Ms. Thomas turned the…