Politics & Government
Los Angeles County Politician Accused Of Sexually Abusing Child
A lawsuit filed last week accuses the politician of giving the girl a drink that made her collapsed before he sexually assaulted her.
LOS ANGELES, CA -- A lawsuit was filed last week accusing a Los Angeles County politician of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The Los Angeles Times reported attorney Lisa Bloom filed the lawsuit but did not identified the politician who currently holds elected office.
The lawsuit says the politician gave the teenage girl a drink in 2005 before she collapsed. He then took her to the hospital where he allegedly sexually assaulted her, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Times reported, "The man drove her to the emergency room. During the ride, he reached inside her shirt and rubbed her breasts, the suit alleges. He also reached down her shorts and fondled her vagina, according to the suit. Jane Doe was 'frozen from shock,' according to the lawsuit."
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The article said the unidentified plaintiff is speaking out now because of the #MeToo movement that encourages victims of sexual abuse to speak out against their violators.
Read the full Los Angeles Times story here.
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