FAMILY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN ROANE COUNTY FILES LAWSUIT REGARDING RAPE CASE
The family of a 16-year-old Midway High School student has filed a lawsuit against Roane County Schools and the contractor who employed a female janitor accused of raping the boy at the school. Citing the lawsuit filed this week, the victim’s family is asking $4.5 million in damages from the school district and Compass One Services of Tennessee for negligence. Officers say 29-year-old Jessica E. Galyon of Philadelphia, Tennessee was arrested for statutory rape by an authority figure, aggravated sexual battery and sexual battery by an authority figure. The lawsuit says Galyon’s harassment was known throughout the school. The boy dropped out of school after the alleged rape.