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Torts
Sexual Battery
Rape

Jane Doe v. City of Santa Maria

Published: Dec. 15, 2012 | Result Date: Nov. 23, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 2:2012-cv-06806 Settlement –  $185,000

Court

USDC Central


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Terry M. Goldberg
(Goldberg & Gage)

Bradley C. Gage
(Goldberg & Gage )


Defendant

Bruce D. Praet
(Ferguson, Praet & Sherman APC)

Gilbert A. Trujillo


Facts

Jane Doe, a teenager who enrolled in a police Explorer program, filed suit against the City of Santa Maria, alleging that Santa Maria Police Officer Albert Covarrubias, 29, raped her repeatedly.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff alleged that from Dec. 31, 2011, officer Covarrubias raped Plaintiff, who was 17 at the time, several times. Plaintiff claimed that the officer threatened to kill her boyfriend and family if she declined to have sex with him.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant refused to admit any wrongdoing.

Result

The parties agreed to settle for $185,000.


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