The Tennessean: Mother sues Army in child sex abuse case
The Tennessean reports:
A Clarksville, Tenn., woman is suing the Army for $30 million, saying its silence on a sex abuse investigation allowed a man to rape her daughter and videotape the act.
Joshua Cline, 29, is awaiting transfer to prison after being convicted on federal child pornography and state child rape charges involving the girl, who was 6 years old when the abuse was discovered in 2008. But according to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Nashville by attorney Amy Bates, the Army failed to warn the girl’s mother after it began investigating the charges, instead telling her that she didn’t have anything to worry about regarding her daughter.
The Army also waited at least 10 months to notify the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services that the girl could be in danger, according to court and DCS records.
