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Child found in need of protection due to father's pedohebephilia diagnosis; 12-month supervision ordered.
The Children's Aid Society sought a protection finding for child XR against parents ARM (mother) and DW (father) under the Child and Family Services Act, alleging risk of harm and sexual molestation due to the father's pedohebephilia and the mother's failure to protect.
The Society's application for protection of two other children was dismissed.
The court dismissed the Society's *Khan* application to admit hearsay statements from K (father's child from a prior relationship) due to lack of necessity and reliability.
However, based on an unchallenged psychological assessment of the father confirming pedohebephilia and the mother's denial of the risk, the court found XR in need of protection.
A 12-month supervision order was issued, placing XR with the mother under strict terms regarding the father's access and residence, requiring constant supervision and participation in recommended programs.
The court granted a supervision order returning the child to the parents, conditional upon them residing with the grandparents.
This status review application concerned the return of a child to parents with significant developmental delays under a six-month final supervision order.
The court initially declined to make the order due to concerns about parental capacity and suggested a s. 54 assessment.
After further evidence, including developmental reports and the parents' decision for Crown wardship of a subsequent child, the court granted the supervision order.
A fundamental condition was that the parents and child must reside with the paternal grandparents, whose home was noted as overcrowded and had past protection concerns.
The court emphasized the necessity of a s. 54 assessment for any future plan involving the parents living independently.
