Some Claims Dismissed In Upper St. Clair School Rape LawsuitMale Student Accused Of Attacks On Female StudentsPOSTED: 6:56 am EST November 11,
2008 UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. -- A judge will not allow claims against individual employees to be heard in a lawsuit filed by a female student who reported being raped by a male student at Upper St. Clair High School.The girl said the Upper St. Clair School District and some employees didn't protect her, even though she told a teacher about other alleged attacks.WTAE Channel 4's news exchange partners at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report that U.S. District Judge Gary Lancaster will allow claims against the school district to stand, but he will not allow individual claims against administrators and staff members.The 14-year-old boy had been accused of raping three girls and sexually assaulting a fourth. He was charged as a juvenile, so his name is not being released.The teen boy has pleaded guilty to some charges related to those accusations and will be sentenced in December. A judge's gag order in juvenile court is keeping details from being made public.The boy remains on house arrest and is not allowed back in school.
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