TULSA (OK)
The Raw Story
Tulsa church moves to block rape victim’s mother from claiming damages
By Arturo Garcia
Monday, January 7, 2013
A megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma has asked for the dismissal of a civil suit by the mother of a 13-year-old girl raped on church grounds, saying she is ineligible from claiming damages.
According to the Associated Press, the Victory Christian Center will argue in a hearing on Monday that the child’s mother is not entitled to any monetary relief under the law. She is seeking more than $75,000 in damages.
The suit accuses employees at the center of not reporting the attack by Chris Denman, a former church janitor.
Denman was sentenced last month to 55 years in jail after pleading guilty to raping the girl and one more victim, a 15-year-old girl.
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