The Collingswood School District in Camden County will pay $650,000 in structured payments to the girl and another $300,000 to her parents, according to a settlement.
Family of sexually assaulted girl settles with school
January 8, 2021 GMT
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) The family of a 12-year-old New Jersey girl who was lured by an online predator to a Pennsylvania hotel where she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted has settled a lawsuit with the school district that issued her the laptop.
The lawsuit states that the school-issued computer did not have the “proper limitations or controls installed” to prevent students from accessing unauthorized or inappropriate websites, NJ Advance Media reported.
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The lawsuit claims that the school guidance counselor was aware of the student’s contact with Heim but never notified parents or authorities.
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