{"id":2059171,"date":"2023-10-07T17:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-family-of-sexual-assault-victim-sues-district-for-30m\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T17:33:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:33:32","slug":"virginia-family-of-sexual-assault-victim-sues-district-for-30m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-family-of-sexual-assault-victim-sues-district-for-30m\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia family sues district for $30M over sexual assault."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-family-of-sexual-assault-victim-sues-district-for-30m%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059171&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L | (Photo by Sara D. Davis\/Getty Images) R | Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<p><strong>2:21 PM \u2013 Saturday, October 7, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A \u2063Virginia family is seeking\u2064 justice for their daughter who was sexually assaulted \u2063in a high school bathroom. \u200cThey are suing the\u2062 Loudoun County School District for $30 million in damages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>More than two \u2063years ago, a male student wearing a skirt sexually assaulted two victims in the girls&#8217; bathroom of a Loudoun County school. \u2063Now, one of the\u2062 victims is seeking\u200c $30 \u200dmillion\u2062 in damages.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 lawsuit focuses on the fact that the student, despite using the women&#8217;s bathroom and identifying as male, committed the\u2064 assaults. The gender identity \u200baspect is not the main \u200bissue in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The first assault occurred in May,\u2063 and the second took place in October 2021 at a different high \u200cschool.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-year-old\u200b assaulter was \u2064convicted of both offenses as a juvenile.<\/p>\n<p>The victim&#8217;s family\u2063 alleges that the school district covered up the attack to protect its new restroom policy for transgender\u200b students.<\/p>\n<p>The victim has faced\u2062 significant academic, emotional,\u2063 and\u2064 physical \u2063struggles\u2062 since the assault.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, the\u2062 male student and the victim had arranged to meet in the bathroom before the incident\u200b occurred.<\/p>\n<p>After the May assault, the attacker was charged\u2063 and prohibited from returning to the school. However, he\u200b was transferred\u200d to another nearby high school where the second assault occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The Loudoun County grand jury accused the school system&#8217;s superintendent of lying to the \u200dpublic and authorities of ignoring warning signs that \u2062could have prevented the assaults.<\/p>\n<p>During a \u2062school board\u2064 meeting in June 2021, the superintendent \u200bdenied any knowledge of assaults in the restrooms, but emails revealed that he was aware of the Stone Bridge assault.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;To my knowledge,&#8221; the\u2064 superintendent said, &#8220;we don&#8217;t have any record of assaults in our restrooms.&#8221; However,\u200d emails demonstrate that he\u2064 was aware of the Stone Bridge assault and alerted board members about it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200b superintendent later\u200d admitted to misinterpreting\u2062 the question.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the\u2062 superintendent was found guilty of retaliatory firing in\u2062 connection with the district&#8217;s handling of the assaults.<\/p>\n<p>The identities\u2062 of the attacker and victims remain anonymous\u200c due to\u2062 their age.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe here\u200b to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinping-and-vladimir-putin-meet-in-kremlin\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet in Kremlin\">receive breaking news blasts directly<\/a> to your inbox for free: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In a\u2063 surprising turn of events, President Joe Biden has decided to continue the \u2064construction of the border wall, going against\u200c his previous\u200c promise not to do\u200c so.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Check out the new \u2062song &#8220;Freedom&#8221; by \u2064artist\u200d Jimmy\u200d Levy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman Mike Collins reveals that Georgia&#8217;s \u200bnew Prosecuting \u2064Attorneys Qualifications Commission may take \u200caction against Fulton County District Attorney Fani \u2062Willis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The September jobs report shows a positive trend with the \u2064addition of 336,000 \u2064jobs, surpassing expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Lawmakers are\u200c pressuring \u200bJoe Biden&#8217;s administration\u200c to restrict American companies from\u2062 participating in freely available\u2064 chip technology used in China.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI is\u200c considering developing its own \u2062artificial intelligence chips and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-jim-jordan-for-speaker\/\" title=\"Trump backs Jim Jordan for Speaker\">exploring potential acquisition opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Korea&#8217;s \u2062telecommunications regulator\u2063 accuses Google and \u2063Apple of abusing their dominant positions in the app market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Elon Musk&#8217;s \u200b2022 purchase of Twitter, the social media giant.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What is the lawsuit against \u200bthe Loudoun County \u200cSchool District seeking in terms of damages?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  OAN&#8217;s Abril Elfi:<\/p>\n<p>Seeking \u2062Justice for Sexual Assault in Loudoun County School District<\/p>\n<p>October 7, 2023 &#8211; A Virginia family is demanding justice\u2064 for their daughter who was sexually assaulted\u200c in a high school bathroom. They have filed a\u200d lawsuit against the Loudoun County School\u200c District, seeking $30 million \u2062in damages.<\/p>\n<p>More than two years ago, a male\u200d student wearing a skirt committed sexual assaults against two victims\u200d in \u2063the girls&#8217; bathroom of\u2062 a Loudoun County school.\u200d Now, one of the victims is seeking $30 million in damages.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit is focused on the fact\u2064 that despite \u200bidentifying \u200cas male and using the women&#8217;s bathroom, the student \u2064was able to commit these assaults. The gender identity aspect is not\u2063 the main issue\u200c in\u2062 this\u2064 case.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 first assault occurred in May, followed by a second\u200d assault in October 2021 at a different high school. The \u200b15-year-old assaulter was convicted\u200b of both offenses as \u200ba juvenile.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064victim&#8217;s family alleges\u2063 that the school district \u200dcovered\u200c up \u2064the attack to\u200b protect its new restroom policy for transgender students. The victim has faced significant\u2064 academic, emotional, and physical struggles since the assault.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, the\u2064 male student and\u2063 the victim\u200c had planned to\u200d meet in\u2064 the\u200b bathroom before the incident occurred. After the May\u200c assault, the attacker was charged and prohibited from returning to the school. However, he was transferred \u2062to another nearby high school where the second assault took place.<\/p>\n<p>The Loudoun County grand jury has accused the school system&#8217;s \u200dsuperintendent of lying to the public and authorities, as well\u200d as ignoring\u200c warning signs \u200dthat could have prevented the assaults.<\/p>\n<p>During a school \u200dboard meeting in June 2021, the superintendent denied having any\u200c knowledge of assaults \u200din the restrooms.\u200d However, emails later revealed that he was aware of the Stone \u200dBridge assault and had informed \u200bboard members about it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To \u2062my\u200c knowledge,&#8221; the superintendent said, &#8220;we don&#8217;t have any record of assaults in our \u2064restrooms.&#8221; However, emails demonstrate that he was aware of the Stone Bridge assault and had alerted \u2063board \u2063members about\u2062 it.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064superintendent later admitted\u2062 to misinterpreting the question during \u2064the\u200c meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the superintendent was found guilty\u2063 of retaliatory firing in connection with the \u2063district&#8217;s handling\u2063 of the assaults.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the age of those involved, the identities of the attacker and victims remain\u200b anonymous.<\/p>\n<p>To stay informed about this and other breaking news, subscribe here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Virginia family is suing Loudoun County School District for $30 million in damages after their daughter was sexually assaulted in a high school bathroom. 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