BEAUFORT COUNTY DSS v. STRAHAN

No. 1922.

426 S.E.2d 331 (1992)

BEAUFORT COUNTY DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. Bennett STRAHAN, Ellen Manchester Strahan and John Lattman, of Whom John Lattman is Appellant. Appeal of John LATTMAN. In re Kayla STRAHAN, a minor under the age of eighteen years.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided December 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John V. Esposito, of Esposito & Esposito, Hilton Head, for appellant.

W.A. Cook, of Beaufort County Dept. of Social Services, Beaufort, for respondent.


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...

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