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Civil Procedure Keyed to Moliterno, 3rd Ed.
R. M. R. v. Muscogee County School District
Citation:
165 F.3d 812 (1999)Facts
In 1993, thirteen-year-old R.M.R. attended Richards Middle School where Herman Larry Carr taught music and had been employed since 1982. Carr was well-respected and well-liked, and R.M.R. considered him an idol. On March 12, 1993, Carr asked R.M.R. to come to school on a vacation day to assist with work. While alone in Carr’s office, Carr molested R.M.R. by pulling him onto his knee, touching his groin, and moving R.M.R.’s hand to Carr’s own groin. R.M.R. did not immediately report the incident but told his girlfriend and a friend’s mother in late April, then reported to the school counselor on April 26. Principal Arrington confronted Carr, who admitted the abuse to the superintendent and resigned on May 4. Students blamed R.M.R. for Carr’s departure, and R.M.R. eventually left the school and moved to Alabama. R.M.R. filed suit in July 1994, and the jury returned a verdict for Muscogee in September 1996.
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