Woman loses bid to sue prosecutor over sexual abuser’s light sentence

Published June 27, 2023 5:13 PM

By KEVIN McGILL
Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana woman who watched the man who coerced her into a sex act when she was 16 walk free in a plea deal has lost a legal battle to sue the prosecutor in the case. Louisiana’s Supreme Court had ruled earlier this year that the assistant district attorney in the case was immune from civil suits under state court doctrine for actions he took in the course of his job. The high court refused to reconsider the case Tuesday, ending the legal battle by victim Gabrielle Jameson, now 20, and her family. Jameson said in an email she was devastated by the decision.

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