OHIO
Public News Service
March 24, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio Supreme Court decision is expected soon that could impact the amount of financial compensation child sexual abuse victims can receive.
Jessica Simpkins was raped at the age of 15 by her church pastor – a man hired by Grace Brethren Church in Sunbury despite the knowledge that he had previously sexually abused two girls.
In a civil suit, a jury awarded Simpkins $3.5 million for pain and suffering, but the amount was reduced to $250,000 due to a state law that caps damages.
She says she’s being re-victimized and took the case to the Ohio Supreme Court.
“I just feel like they’re protecting the church,” she states. “When they had the accusations made against him previous, if they wouldn’t have let him start this church, it would never have happened. ”
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