Exhibit #18 — CFWB caseworker confirms Jack’s interview did not corroborate hitting allegation
Description
On April 16, 2026, Alexis Garcia Cortes — the CFWB-assigned caseworker, direct line (760) 740-3274 — placed an incoming, CFWB-initiated call to Charley. The call was not requested or scheduled by Charley.
During that call, Alexis communicated that CFWB had interviewed Jack as part of the active investigation opened on the report received April 10, 2026. Alexis characterized Jack’s statements as follows: Jack reported that Charley yells. Alexis specifically and proactively noted that hitting was not alleged by Jack.
This was the first communication from the CFWB caseworker (as opposed to the CFWB ombudsman; see EX09 - 2026-04-14 - CFWB ombudsman confirms active investigation). It preceded Charley’s own formal CFWB interview, which took place by phone on April 22, 2026 (see 2026-04-22 - Meeting - CFWB Interview).
Sources and Documentation
This exhibit is offered as Charley’s contemporaneous account of what the CFWB caseworker communicated. Charley did not contemporaneously memorialize the call in standalone notes. Corroborating contemporaneous evidence consists of text messages Charley sent to his parents and to personal friends on April 16, 2026, contemporaneous with or shortly after the call, in which Charley described having spoken with Alexis. Those text records can be produced if authenticity of the call is contested.
The authoritative version of this content is CFWB’s own contact log, investigation notes, and Jack’s interview record. Charley submitted a written records request to CFWB Legal Services (CFWBLegalServices.HHSA@sdcounty.ca.gov) on April 4, 2026 under Family Code §3025; that request remains outstanding as of the date of this entry. CFWB’s records may also become accessible through minor’s counsel’s independent investigation or through subpoena.
Strategic Relevance
Direct impeachment of Jennifer’s April 5, 2026 sworn declaration as to the hitting allegation against Jack.
Jennifer’s signed Opposition to Father’s Ex Parte Request, dated April 3, 2026 and filed April 6, 2026, includes the following statements made under penalty of perjury:
- ¶2: “She also disclosed to various third parties that Father and school are triggers for her and that Father yells and hits them, including her brother, Jack.”
- ¶5: “Ella explained Father yells and hits them and Father is constantly pressuring her to raise her grades, especially in math.”
- ¶6: “Ella disclosed to MCRT the reason for her suicidal thoughts were : 1) Father because he gets angry, yells, hits ‘them’ and puts pressure on her about school…”
- ¶18: “The emergency in this case relates to Ella’s suicidal thoughts and Father abusing our children.”
Jennifer is the sole declarant attributing the hitting-Jack allegation to Ella; the underlying assertions are characterizations of statements Ella allegedly made to third parties (school staff, MCRT, Aurora). Jack himself, when interviewed by the independent investigating agency, did not corroborate the hitting allegation as to himself.
This matters for the following reasons:
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Credibility of Jennifer’s sworn declaration generally. Once one specific factual allegation in a sworn declaration is shown to lack support in the agency’s own investigation, the trier of fact may scrutinize the remainder of the declaration with greater care.
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FC §3027.1 foundation. Section FC §3027.1 - Sanctions For False Allegations of Child Abuse authorizes mandatory monetary sanctions, including reasonable attorney fees, when a party makes child-abuse allegations during a custody proceeding with knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for truth. EX13 - 2026-04-03 - Jennifer’s sworn allegations of child physical abuse establishes the sworn allegation. This exhibit, when paired with CFWB’s eventual case-closure determination, supplies one prong of the evidentiary foundation. Premature to deploy until CFWB closes; held in reserve.
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Minor’s counsel disclosure. Sara Davison, Esq. (Minor’s Counsel) has been appointed and conducts an independent investigation. EX13 - 2026-04-03 - Jennifer’s sworn allegations of child physical abuse (the allegation) and this exhibit (the agency’s interview-based non-corroboration) should be disclosed together as part of Charley’s documentary packet.
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6/1 RFO. If Jennifer’s filings continue to assert physical abuse of Jack as a basis for sole physical custody, this exhibit and CFWB’s records (when produced) are the rebuttal.
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Distinguishing direct from attributed evidence. Jennifer’s declaration relies on what third parties allegedly told her about what Ella said. This exhibit reflects what Jack himself told the investigating agency directly. Direct source evidence from the subject child carries different weight than attributed hearsay from the opposing parent.
Recommended follow-up actions
- Preserve any April 16, 2026 text messages to parents and friends mentioning the Alexis call (corroborating evidence)
- When CFWB case closes, obtain closing letter and underlying interview records (Alexis has 30 days to file a report when he completes the investigation. Then requests can take 60+ days unless pressure from a court hearing exists according to CFWB ombudsman)
Cross-references
- EX13 - 2026-04-05 - Jennifer’s sworn allegations of child physical abuse — the sworn allegation this exhibit impeaches
- EX09 - 2026-04-14 - CFWB ombudsman confirms active investigation — establishes the investigation Alexis was conducting
- 2026-04-22 - Meeting - CFWB Interview — Charley’s own subsequent CFWB interview, six days after this call
- FC §3027.1 - Sanctions For False Allegations of Child Abuse