Family sues after school janitor charged with raping boy
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The family of a 16-year-old Tennessee high school student has filed a lawsuit against Roane County Schools and the contractor who employed a female janitor accused of raping the boy during school hours.
Citing the lawsuit filed Monday, the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2pkq1fR ) that the Midway High School student's family is seeking $4.5 million in damages from the school district and Compass One Services of Tennessee for negligence in allowing the rape to occur.
Twenty-nine-year-old Jessica E. Galyon was arrested in February on multiple charges related to the assault.
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The lawsuit says Galyon's harassment was known throughout the school. The boy dropped out of school after the rape. Galyon was arrested after a faculty member told administration what happened a month later.
The school district and contractor couldn't be reached for comment.
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Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com