OKLAHOMA
Tulsa World
By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
Published: 1/8/2013
A judge denied Victory Christian Center’s motion to dismiss a civil case against the megachurch on Monday, moving the lawsuit on behalf of a 13-year-old rape victim closer to trial.
The lawsuit, filed in Tulsa County District Court in September, claims that the church intentionally inflicted emotional distress by not reporting the rape to police or the victim’s parents for about two weeks after learning of the allegations.
The mother of the victim is identified as the plaintiff in the lawsuit. It is the Tulsa World’s policy not to identify victims of sexual assault.
District Judge Rebecca Nightingale heard arguments from both parties before denying the motion to dismiss on all points except for accusations that Victory Christian Center was vicariously responsible for the criminal conduct of their employee.
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