WILLIAMSTOWN - A Pendleton County man sexually assaulted by inmates while jailed at the Grant County Detention Center has settled a federal civil rights suit for $1.4 million.

It is the largest of seven payouts - totaling $1.9 million - that the jail's insurance company has paid since July to settle a series of civil rights cases.

"Now that the settlements are approaching $2 million, it might be time all the public officials involved ... to finally come to a realization there are some terrible things that happened at the Grant County Detention Center," said the man's attorney, Don Nageleisen of Covington.

A U.S. Justice Department report unsealed in July concluded that the jail violated inmates' constitutional rights

Another group of former inmates is seeking to bring a class-action suit in federal court against the 300-bed jail.

"Out of all the lawsuits filed, I think this was the case where jail policy didn't appear to have been followed," Grant County Judge-executive Darrell Link said upon hearing about the latest settlement. "I think everyone was grieved to hear what happened. I'm glad we have settled."

The Pendleton County resident had just turned 18 when he was locked up at the Grant County jail for failing to stop his vehicle for a trooper working radar in February 2003.

His suit against the jail claimed that deputies told jail guards that he had been uncooperative and needed to be taught a lesson.

In a videotape from a state trooper's cruiser, it appeared the 18-year-old was cooperative during the stop.

The man was locked up overnight in a dormitory-style cell with convicted felons who assaulted him.

Three Grant County jail inmates were convicted for their roles in the assault and sentenced to five to 15 years in prison.

No guards were indicted by a Grant County grand jury that heard the case.

Prosecutors dropped the charge of fleeing police, and the man paid a ticket for going 26 mph over the speed limit.

E-mail jhannah@enquirer.com

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050907/NEWS0103/509070343&template=printpicart

Pretty stiff penalty.


What?

Pretty stiff penalty.

Maybe if there were more awards to victims then there will be less sexual assults like this. :|

Pretty stiff penalty.


:D
:P

Maybe if there were more awards to victims then there will be less sexual assults like this. :|

Indeed, it sounds like they're really gonna have to pay out the ass for this one.

What?

***Article Posting Guidelines*** (http://www.discussanything.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75253)

c'mon man, you should know better; i don't want to have to lock it next time... :hmm:

Looks like criminal pulled a real boner this time.


what?

And this is going to punish who? The cop who caussed this with his lies? Will he pay a penny piece, will he be raped? The guards who allowed this to happen - maybe even egged it on - will they pay? Nope the money will eventually come from the taxpayers in the area, either from the settlement or from the increased premium the Isurance companies will charge.

And this is going to punish who? The cop who caussed this with his lies? Will he pay a penny piece, will he be raped? The guards who allowed this to happen - maybe even egged it on - will they pay? Nope the money will eventually come from the taxpayers in the area, either from the settlement or from the increased premium the Isurance companies will charge.

exactly.

Wanna steal $2 million from your fellow taxpayers? Get raped!

exactly.

Wanna steal $2 million from your fellow taxpayers? Get raped!

What a brilliant plan. Now you know how to make some real money. Are you up to it? Let me know how it works out!

Looks like criminal pulled a real boner this time.


what?
:nonono:

And this is going to punish who? The cop who caussed this with his lies? Will he pay a penny piece, will he be raped? The guards who allowed this to happen - maybe even egged it on - will they pay? Nope the money will eventually come from the taxpayers in the area, either from the settlement or from the increased premium the Isurance companies will charge.

Well hopefully the tax payers will get pissed and be motivated to clean up the prisons and jails.

In the county where I live some poor bastard was beaten to death by some fascist jail guards and his widdow got $500,000. She settled out of court, probibly because she knew that you can't get any real justice in the courts, ether some brain dead jury or some Nazi prick of a judge will shut you down no matter how strong your case is. So she settled. In my opinion that is far too little.

Yes the taxpayers do pay. And thats who gets screwed. The inmates, the tax payers and so on. But the guards and the prison officials? Hell, they don't care. Its not their money. :|

exactly.

Wanna steal $2 million from your fellow taxpayers? Get raped!

SO would you take it up the rear for $2 million?

I think they got off too easy.
Sorry for the bad pun, but I wasn't joking really.
It's 2005 for crying loud. Can't we put some electroshock collars or something on these guys to keep them from becoming butt pirates?

Butt plugs! They can be deactivated when you're sitting on a toilet.