Memorandum — CFWB Interview of Charley Nibley
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 9:30 AM PT Duration: Approximately 43 minutes Format: Telephone (outbound call from Alexis Garcia Cortes to Charley Nibley) CFWB Investigator: Alexis Garcia Cortes, San Diego County Child & Family Well-Being Services, direct line (760) 740-3274 Subject: Charles Nibley (Respondent), investigation into allegations of physical and emotional abuse of Ellanore Nibley (Daughter) and Jack Nibley (Son)
This memorandum is a contemporaneous record prepared by Charles Nibley (Respondent) based on notes taken during the telephone interview, supplemented with immediate post-call clarification.
1. Scope of allegations as stated by investigator
Alexis advised that CFWB is investigating the following allegations:
- Physical abuse of both children
- Emotional abuse of both children
Per Alexis Garcia Cortes (CFWB Caseworker), the reporting source alleged Ellanore Nibley (Daughter) disclosed that Charley hit her multiple times on the back, and that Jack Nibley (Son) was also hit. The last date Ella was in Charley’s care was Tuesday, March 24, 2026 — the date of Ella’s hospitalization. (Not actually true, the date was prior but this was not realized on the call with CFWB)
2. Specific questions asked and Charley’s answers
The investigator asked the following direct questions. Charley’s answers are recorded verbatim as best as recollected:
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Have you ever hit your children? | No. |
| Have you ever lightly [struck or touched] your children? | No. |
| Have you ever spanked your children? | No. |
3. Contents of the report as summarized by investigator
Alexis read from or summarized the initial report. The following points were disclosed:
- Ella gave belongings away to friends prior to her hospitalization because she intended to commit suicide.
- Ella, when interviewed by CFWB, could not remember what specific method she had planned to use to kill herself. Although methods were defined by Ellanore Nibley (Daughter) in the Aurora Intake document
- One allegation in the report stated that Ellanore Nibley (Daughter) was afraid of her father and, for that reason, slept with her brother Jack. ((This was later proved false by Ellas’s own statements to the investigator))
- The report also reflected:
- Ella experienced suicidal ideation
- Ella had thoughts of killing herself
- Ella disclosed the suicidal ideation to her mother while at school (on the bus to school Tuesday, March 24, 2026)
- “Dad yelling, anger” was identified in the report as a trigger (Also identified in the safety plan from [[Aurora])
- Ella claimed an allegation that Charley grabbed Ella’s arm and hurt her
- The report contained an allegation that Ella was having suicidal thoughts because of her father
4. What Ella reportedly said during her CFWB interview
Alexis relayed the following from his own interview with Ella:
- Ella told CFWB she does not feel safe at Charley’s apartment because of it’s location. (Charley noted to investigator that the apartment is in Little Italy and in a secure high rise with security)
- Ella also told CFWB she does feel safe around Charley himself. (Distinct from the apartment itself.)
- On the “afraid of father / sleeps with Jack” allegation: Ella told CFWB she “can’t fall asleep not because of my father, she just can’t fall asleep sometimes.” This was an Ella-initiated walk-back of the allegation as framed in the report.
5. What Jack reportedly said during his CFWB interview
(Source: Alexis, confirmed in both 4/16/2026 call and 4/22/2026 call.)
- Jack told CFWB that his father yells.
- Jack did not allege any hitting, spanking, or physical discipline by his father.
- Hitting was not alleged by Jack.
6. What Jennifer reportedly said during her CFWB interview
(Source: Alexis, 4/22/2026.)
- Jennifer told CFWB she has never witnessed Charley hit the children.
7. Physical examination
- Body check: Alexis personally conducted a body check of Ella in person.
- Finding: No observable evidence of physical harm.
8. Apartment inspection
Alexis advised that he will conduct an in-person inspection of Charley’s apartment (Little Italy, San Diego) following his upcoming vacation. No specific date set. Alexis noted that the Little Italy location is “far from him” geographically but said he could make it down.
Charley disclosed his planned mid-May move to his parents’ home in Rancho Bernardo to care for his terminally ill mother. Home inspection timing to be coordinated accordingly.
9. Civil Rights Packet
Alexis Garcia Cortes (CFWB Caseworker) delivered (verbally at this stage) the standard Civil Rights packet advising Charley of his rights as a subject of a CFWB investigation. Physical/electronic delivery of the written packet to follow at apartment inspection.
10. Investigator’s preliminary assessment
At the close of the interview, Alexis stated:
The investigation will likely result in an “unsubstantiated” finding but could result in “inconclusive. Inconclusive maybe because there are conflicting statements.”
Alexis identified three factual bases for the unsubstantiated-leaning assessment:
- No bruising or physical findings on body check
- Jack stated there was no abuse / no hitting
- Jennifer stated she has never seen Charley hit the children
This is an investigator’s preliminary read only, not a final finding. The investigation remains open pending:
- Apartment inspection
- Any further collateral contacts
- Report write-up
11. Not discussed / not raised
For record-completeness, Charley did NOT raise or discuss during this interview:
- The 6/1 RFO hearing or the 4/23 status hearing
- DID NOT DISCUSS MAY 11th Minors Council hearing because it wasnt ordered until the status meeting 2026-04-23 after the interview
- Jennifer’s 4/5 sworn declaration
- The Mending Matters treatment summary or its discrepancy with the report allegations
- The parenting time refusal pattern since 3/27/2026
- Minor’s counsel appointment
- Any litigation strategy
12. Action items and follow-up
- Apartment inspection — await scheduling from Alexis after his vacation
- Coordinate inspection logistics given upcoming Rancho Bernardo move
- Preserve Civil Rights packet when delivered in writing
- Do not discuss preliminary assessment with Jennifer or third parties
- Continue to cooperate with any follow-up requests from Alexis
- Revisit. FC §3027.1 - Sanctions For False Allegations of Child Abuse posture only after formal closure and finding issues
- Update EX14 - 2026-04-19 - Concert in LA on Charley’s parenting time and Charley refusal once formal closure occurs
13. Notes on tone and conduct of interview
- Interview was cordial and professional.
- Alexis led the questioning; Charley responded to questions asked.
- No cross-examination dynamic.
- Alexis did not pressure, challenge, or probe Charley’s answers beyond what appeared needed for fact-gathering.
- Alexis volunteered contextual information throughout (contents of report, statements from other interviewees, body-check finding) that was more than strictly necessary for the interview itself.
- Alexis’s volunteering of his preliminary assessment at the close is not standard investigative practice and is notable.
14. Strategic relevance (for Charley’s/counsel review)
Holding strictly and not deploying at 4/23:
- Three direct, unhedged answers of “No” to hitting/striking/spanking are now on the record
- Investigator’s preliminary “unsubstantiated / could be inconclusive” assessment is preserved contemporaneously
- Ella’s own CFWB interview contains a walk-back of the “afraid of father” framing — she told CFWB her sleep issues are not because of Charley
- Ella’s statement that she feels safe “around” Charley (while uncomfortable at the apartment itself) distinguishes person from place — meaningful for Charley’s pending move
- Body check finding of “nothing” is a concrete physical-evidence data point undercutting the “hit multiple times on the back” allegation
- Jack’s and Jennifer’s statements to CFWB independently undermine the hitting allegation
Deployment guidance:
- This memorandum is for Charley’s records and eventual disclosure to minor’s counsel once identified.
- Do NOT cite or quote the investigator’s preliminary assessment in filings, hearings, or communications with Jennifer. Preliminary is not final.
- When CFWB closes and issues a formal finding, that finding becomes the citeable record — not this memo.
- Available for impeachment / rebuttal purposes at 6/1 RFO if Jennifer’s filings continue to assert the allegations CFWB has preliminarily identified as unsubstantiated.
Prepared by: Charley Nibley Date prepared: April 22, 2026 (same day as interview, contemporaneous) Status: FINAL after Charley’s review on 4/23