Story reprinted from WHNT. Read the story and see video here: http://whnt.com/2016/01/26/sparkman-rape-bait-case-prepares-for-trial/ According to court documents, in 2010, a 14-year-old girl with special needs referred to only as “Jane Doe” was asked by Sparkman Middle School administrators to agree to have sex with a young boy after she accused him of sexually harassing her. The plan…
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Ice on sidewalks and in parking lots is a hazard that causes thousands of falls each year. Most of these falls result in little more than wet pants, a bruised bottom and embarrassment. But some of these can be serious. If a person hits her head, for instance, then she can have a concussion, which…
January 22, 2010: A 14-year-old girl was raped in the boys’ bathroom at Sparkman Middle school by an older boy with a history of sexual and violent misconduct. Prior to the rape, June Simpson, a teacher’s assistant, had reported to the Principal, Ronnie Blair, that the boy was asking girls to meet him for sex…
Student’s rape was direct result of school policy that punished sexual harassment only if the harasser was “caught in the act” Mastando & Artrip, LLC and The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit against the Madison County School Board and school officials…
At the end of the day, there are a number of things which separate us from the beasts of the field: opposable thumbs, the ability to eat both meat and vegetables, and, of course, complex litigation. When a Legal Matter Becomes Complex A legal matter becomes “complex” when multiple people are suing one defendant. This…