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After Rape, Issaquah Student Faced Unending Harassment: Lawsuit
The woman, now 21, says two Skyline football players raped her. She was then ruthlessly harassed, according to a lawsuit.
ISSAQUAH, WA - A former Skyline High School student is suing the Issaquah School District over a rape and harassment she endured as a student. The woman, now 21, alleges the district did not do enough to investigate the abuse, according reports.
Two Skyline varsity football players raped the woman four years ago. When she obtained a protection order against the two students, they had to switch schools - and that's when the harassment began, according to KOMO News.
The woman told KOMO her home was vandalized weekly, and she and her sister were harassed online. The district, the suit claims, refused to do anything to stop the abuse. The district would not comment on the suit, but a spokesperson told KOMO the allegations are false and, "We certainly understand the sensitivity and importance of the conversation that is happening."
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