Girl Gets Nearly $800K Judgement In DCF Case
POSTED: Friday, September 28, 2007
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 12-year-old Jacksonville girl has been awarded nearly $800,000 in a lawsuit against a former Department of Children and Families employee accused of sexually abusing her seven years ago.A Duval County jury ruled in May that Louis Templeman violated the then 5-year-old girl's civil rights when he allegedly sexually molested her.The suspected abuse happened back in July of 2000, when Templeman worked as a child protection investigator.The judgment against him was only announced Thursday because the time for an appeal had passed.In total, the girl was awarded more than $788,000. She is now living with her biological mother.
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