In re S.L.E

The District of Columbia appeals from a Superior Court order terminating judicial involvement in a child neglect proceeding and thus ending the court's responsibilities vis-a-vis a little girl who had been physically and sexually abused by her mother's live-in boyfriend. The District contends that the trial judge abused her discretion in closing the case in the absence of any evidence that the abuser had complied with the court's orders, that he had discontinued the use of unlawful drugs, or that he had otherwise established that his unsupervised presence in the home would no longer constitute a danger to the child. We reverse. I.