Beaufort County Dept. of Social Services v. Strahan

Shaw, Judge:

Respondent, Beaufort County Department of Social Services, brought this action in family court seeking intervention of the court for the protection of a minor allegedly sexually abused by appellant, John Lattman. Lattman moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The family court judge denied this motion. We affirm.

Lattman was arrested on January 2,1991 and charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor. On February 25, 1991 Lattman was indicted for the same offense. Beaufort County D.S.S. instituted this proceeding under the authority of S.C. *554Code Ann. § 20-7-650 (Supp. 1991)…