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A three-member Washington Court of Appeals says Sig Hansen's estranged daughter can sue him for sexual abuse she alleges occurred while she was a child.
Hansen had argued that a finding during a 1992 custody hearing that no abuse took place precluded his daughter’s personal-injury lawsuit; however, the panel of appellate judges disagreed.
“At the time, she was too young to testify, too young to understand the nature of the legal proceeding,” the document says. “We conclude Eckstrom is not [prevented from suing] by the earlier finding that Hansen did not abuse her. She is entitled to her own day in court to try to prove that he did.”
Appeals court says childhood sex-abuse lawsuit against ‘Deadliest Catch’ star Sig Hansen can proceed
Hansen had argued that a finding during a 1992 custody hearing that no abuse took place precluded his daughter’s personal-injury lawsuit; however, the panel of appellate judges disagreed.
“At the time, she was too young to testify, too young to understand the nature of the legal proceeding,” the document says. “We conclude Eckstrom is not [prevented from suing] by the earlier finding that Hansen did not abuse her. She is entitled to her own day in court to try to prove that he did.”
Appeals court says childhood sex-abuse lawsuit against ‘Deadliest Catch’ star Sig Hansen can proceed
