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Louisiana Appeals Court Opens Files in Civil Rape Case

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· Story link A Louisiana Appeals Court ordered unsealed the records in a civil lawsuit that alleges that a former…

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A Louisiana Appeals Court ordered unsealed the records in a civil lawsuit that alleges that a former teacher and assistant principal raped a student but did order the names of the girl and her parents redacted. The court said the trial court overstepped its authority in attempting to bar The New Orleans Times Picayune and other media from reporting on the case. (8/18/05).

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