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A Nampa teenager who was sexually abused by her stepfather, had three children by him and married him last year is seeking a total of $6 million from city, county and state agencies, alleging that they failed to protect her, according to tort claims filed by the 18-year-old's attorney.
The teen's husband and former stepfather, 39-year-old Michael Jerome Young, pleaded guilty in August to two federal counts of interstate transportation of a minor for unlawful sexual activity. The former truck driver is serving 13 years in prison.
The victim, who declined to be interviewed, was 5 years old when Health and Welfare received its first report that Young might be abusing the girl, Edwards said. Local law enforcement agencies interacted with the family on several occasions in subsequent years, yet the abuse continued, the claims said. The girl had her first child at age 14 and two more children all by C-section when she was 15 and 17 years old, Edwards said. DNA tests have confirmed all three were fathered by Young, Edwards said.
Young confessed to the abuse in 2004, but Canyon County prosecutors didn't file charges for months, according to a tort claim. During that time, Young divorced his wife the teen's mother and married the teen, fathering a third child, the claim said. The teen's mother is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge that she knew about the abuse and did not report it.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051121/NEWS01/511210306
This gets complicated. There is a complete timeline at the above link
The teen's husband and former stepfather, 39-year-old Michael Jerome Young, pleaded guilty in August to two federal counts of interstate transportation of a minor for unlawful sexual activity. The former truck driver is serving 13 years in prison.
The victim, who declined to be interviewed, was 5 years old when Health and Welfare received its first report that Young might be abusing the girl, Edwards said. Local law enforcement agencies interacted with the family on several occasions in subsequent years, yet the abuse continued, the claims said. The girl had her first child at age 14 and two more children all by C-section when she was 15 and 17 years old, Edwards said. DNA tests have confirmed all three were fathered by Young, Edwards said.
Young confessed to the abuse in 2004, but Canyon County prosecutors didn't file charges for months, according to a tort claim. During that time, Young divorced his wife the teen's mother and married the teen, fathering a third child, the claim said. The teen's mother is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge that she knew about the abuse and did not report it.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051121/NEWS01/511210306
This gets complicated. There is a complete timeline at the above link