IN RE A.W.

No. 3-06-0370.

868 N.E.2d 400 (2007)

In re A.W., a Minor. (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Eugene W., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis P. Milot (Court-appointed), Peoria, for Eugene W.W.

Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Richard T. Leonard, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria, for the People.


Justice O'BRIEN delivered the opinion for the court:

The circuit court of Peoria County adjudicated A.W. (minor) neglected and made him a ward of the court. The respondent-father, Eugene W., appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by: (1) ruling that the doctrine of collateral estoppel barred him from attacking prior indications of sexual abuse brought against him by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS); (2) finding that he remained unfit to care...

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