Woman sues company that hired guard who sexually assaulted child in Fort Worth

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A lawsuit filed in Dallas County alleges a security firm's negligence during hiring led to a 12-year-old's sexual assault in Fort Worth.

The child was 12 years old, alone and trying to find a bus to Dallas from downtown Fort Worth on April 2, 2022, when she asked Neighbors, then employed by the security company, for help.Advertisement

Neighbors told the girl he could take her home at the end of his shift and placed her in his vehicle but instead took the child to a park in Fort Worth and sexually assaulted her, the lawsuit says. The child suffered “substantial injuries and life-altering injuries” as a result.The lawsuit alleges that USAPD’s policies are lacking and that it was negligent in hiring Neighbors, who had

in Louisiana. The company “provided direct access to foreseeable vulnerable unaccompanied minors at the bus terminal” and failed to supervise its guards.As for Greyhound, the lawsuit says the bus company knows unaccompanied minors will be at its terminals and has rules for their travel, but should take steps to ensure the safety of those children.

 

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