Overview
- A Howard County judge issued a one-year protective order on July 10, 2026, that prohibits Eric Adjepong from being alone with his 7-year-old daughter and limits contact to supervised visits.
- The order requires Adjepong to complete parenting classes and court-ordered reunification therapy before unsupervised contact may resume and also restricts him from entering the child’s home, school, or childcare providers.
- Local authorities and child-welfare investigators closed their probes without charges, with the Metropolitan Police Department saying detectives found no probable cause and the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency recording an 'unfounded' disposition.
- Adjepong has denied the abuse allegations, said he will protect his daughter’s privacy, and stated he is complying with the court order while noting the claims arose during a long-running divorce and custody dispute.
- The case highlights a legal difference readers should know: family courts apply a civil 'preponderance of the evidence' standard that can produce protective orders even when criminal investigations find no probable cause, and the order sets clear steps for supervised reunification.