Continuing its coverage of the sex abuse scandals in Moraga during the 90s, the Contra Costa Times reported over the weekend that:
“Carelessness and negligence on (Cunnane’s) part proximately contributed to the happenings of the incident and to the injuries, loss and damages,” they claim.
How on earth can anyone, let alone a school district claim that a middle school student is careless and negligent when it comes to sex abuse is beyond me. If they’re posturing in order to lower any future settlement amount I think they’re taking the wrong tack as this might make the victim less likely to settle. Maybe I’m just misunderstanding how the legal system works in terms of strategy, what am I missing here?