374603968-3-4-2025-08-CR-DSEA-DEM4V4-20250309192544

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 374603968
Report Date: 03/04/2025
Date Signed: 03/04/2025 03:06:43 PM

Unsubstantiated

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN DIEGO RO, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR. #109
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
11/14/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Jacob Salem

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 08-CR-20241114085301

FACILITY NAME:	A.B. JESSIE POLINSKY CHILDREN'S CENTER		FACILITY NUMBER:	374603968
ADMINISTRATOR:	ROSAS, ELIZABETH		FACILITY TYPE:	721
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CAPACITY:	204	CENSUS: 24	DATE:	03/04/2025
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	02:30 PM
MET WITH:	Elizabeth Rosas, Protective Services Program Manager		TIME COMPLETED:	03:00 PM

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Staff inappropriately touched minors in care.

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On March 4, 2025, at 2:30 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jacob Salem met with Elizabeth Rosas, Protective Services Program Manager of A.B. Jessie Polinsky Children’s Center (PCC) to deliver the finding for the above-stated allegation. The investigation was conducted by Special Investigator (SI) Annette Renquist, who interviewed Clients (C1 and C2), staff (S1-S9), a relative, and an investigating social worker. Pertinent records were obtained and reviewed.

On November 14, 2024, Community Care Licensing (CCL) received an allegation that staff inappropriately touched minors (C1 and others unnamed) in care. It was reported that a staff member who C1 punched on 11/11/24 had been inappropriately touching C1 and other clients at PCC. Confidential interviews and records reviewed indicated that C1 became threatening and assaultive toward staff on 11/11/24, resulting in C1 being briefly restrained by staff, as well as placed on an involuntary hold at a local hospital. A confidential interview indicated that the staff members involved in the incident, S3 and S4, were “on top of” and threatened C1.
CONTINUED...

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion: 0

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn Segura	TELEPHONE: (951) -782-4207
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jacob Salem	TELEPHONE: (619) 767-2301
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/04/2025

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/04/2025

This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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Control Number 08-CR-20241114085301

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN DIEGO RO, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR. #109
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

FACILITY NAME: A.B. JESSIE POLINSKY CHILDREN'S CENTER	FACILITY NUMBER: 374603968
	VISIT DATE: 03/04/2025

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Conflicting confidential interviews and records reviewed indicated that, during the restraint, staff did not get on top of or threaten C1. Confidential interviews and records reviewed indicated that C1 has a history of making unfounded sexual allegations and often became fixated on referring to staff as “pedophiles,” which C1 was doing during the incident on 11/11/24. The investigation did not yield evidence to determine other minors who were reportedly touched inappropriately by facility staff.

Based on confidential interviews and records reviewed, the allegation that staff inappropriately touched minors in care may have happened or is valid, but there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation occurred, therefore, the allegation is unsubstantiated at this time.

An exit interview was conducted with Elizabeth Rosas, Protective Services Program Manager and a copy of this report and appeal rights were provided.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Dawn Segura	TELEPHONE: (951) -782-4207
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Jacob Salem	TELEPHONE: (619) 767-2301
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/04/2025

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/04/2025

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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