The rape-kit lawsuit against Memphis is effectively over
The case began in 2014 when three local women sued the city and Shelby County for allegedly mishandling their rape kits after they were sexually assaulted by the same man. (Karen Pulfer Focht/The Daily Memphian file)
The Tennessee Supreme Court has allowed to stand a lower court ruling which effectively dismissed Janet Doe’s claims against the city.
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Memphis Tennessee Supreme Court Tennessee Court of Appeals rape kitAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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