State v. Bates

STUBBLEFIELD, Judge.

On March 24, 1988, the State of Oklahoma filed a petition to have two minor children made wards of the State on the basis that they were deprived children as defined in 10 O.S.Supp.1988 § 1101(4). The State alleged that A.D.B., four years old, had been sexually abused by her father, and that her mother knew or should have known of the abuse and had failed to protect the child. The State alleged that the other child, C.B., eight years old, was at risk of harm in the home due to the abuse. The parents contested the action.

Prior to a trial in the matter and pursuant to 12…