The Alabama lawsuit involving a raped teenager, who was used by a school teacher as bait to entrap an alleged teen sexual assaulter in Madison County School have reached a settlement. The two sides both agreed to a money settlement to resolved the case.
According to ABC News, Eric Artrip, the representing lawyer for the victim's guardian said, they have accepted the agreement that Madison County school officials will pay for settlement. However, the amount of the money will not be disclosed according to a confidentiality agreement.
Madison County School is sued after a teacher aide of the school used a minor victim as bait to catch an alleged sexual predator. In 2010, the victim, a 14 year old girl was told by the teacher aide to enter to a bathroom in Sparkman Middle in order to entrap a 16 year old teen, who was an eighth grader and has a sexual offence record.
The complaint stated, that the educator intends to catch the 16 year old teen in the act of attempting to rape her in order to discipline him, Fox News reported. However, the said bait plan backfired and the victim reported she was sexually assaulted in the bathroom. The victim's guardian filed a lawsuit that headed for a trial.Defendants listed on the lawsuit were the Madison County School Board, Principal Ronnie Blair, Teacher's Assistant June Simpson and the Alabama Trust for Boards of Education.
On March 7, U.S. Magistrate Judge T. Michael Putnam has been informed that both side reached a settlement and the judge then dismissed the case, according to Alabama.com. "Our client is happy that this six-year-long ordeal is over. She is also very happy with the outcome and the attention that this case has received and hopes that this case will make girls safer in schools," Artrip said.
Representing lawyers for the victim did not demanded a specific amount of money, but said that since the rape has left her persisted in an almost non-communicative state. On Thursday, the School Board met discussed the said settlement.
