In the Interest of L.K.S.

LAVORATO, Justice.

The juvenile court adjudicated four-year-old L.K.S. a child in need of assistance based on a finding that her stepfather had sexually abused her. The natural mother appealed. She contends the juvenile court erred when it (1) failed to determine the child’s competency before admitting a videotaped interview with the child into evidence; (2) denied the mother her right to confrontation under the federal and Iowa constitutions; (3) admitted into evidence the criminal record of the stepfather; and (4) found that the State had established by clear and convincing evidence that…