In re Melinda I.

— Mikoll, J.

Respondent is the mother of three children: Melinda, Hiram and Karen. Petitioner received information in April 1984 that resulted in an inquiry into allegations of the sexual abuse of Melinda by one Douglas Rickett, who lived with respondent at the time. On April 24, 1984, after some preliminary investigation, a child protection caseworker employed by petitioner went *992to the trailer occupied by respondent in the company of two State troopers. Respondent said that the troopers asked that she accompany them back to the State Police substation, together with Rickett and Melinda, to…