April 11, 1986 · Cavalier Daily

Rape Victim Wins Lawsuit

Fourth-year UVa Engineering student Lisa Pelled is awarded $250,000 by a jury, after suing the owners of the apartment complex from which she was abducted and rape for not lighting the parking lot adequately, thus creating unsafe conditions which led to her abduction. Pelled suffered skull and neck fractures, as well as ongoing symptoms of emotional trauma. The defendants decide to appeal the verdict.

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1986-04-11 - Rape Victim Wins Lawsuit.pdf
1986-04-11 - Rape Victim Wins Lawsuit pt 2.pdf
Subject
College student newspapers and periodicals
Rape--Investigation
Rape--Prevention
Rape
Creator
Beth Peck
Ann Comer
Source
Cavalier Daily
Publisher
Cavalier Daily
Date
1986-04-11
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Date Added January 23, 2017
Date Modifed October 17, 2017
Collection Cavalier Daily: articles about sexual violence

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