![]() The victim and the Maury County Board of Education’s attorneys mediated and resolved the dispute before Michael Russell on Dec. “The purpose of this agreement is to settle completely and release MCBOE from any liability regarding each and every claim that (the victim) has, or may have, in the lawsuit, including those arising out of or related to the lawsuit,” the settlement agreement says.Ĭummins pleaded guilty in April 2019 to federal charges of transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual conduct and obstruction of justice. She was listed as Jane Doe at the time because she was a minor. The action alleged teachers and administrators knew about a relationship between the two before Cummins was fired and before their disappearance. They filed a federal lawsuit on her behalf against the Maury County School district. The victim's family said Cummins “groomed” her for months. The Tennessean typically does not name victims of sexual abuse. The episode triggered an AMBER Alert and 38-day manhunt for Cummins, who was found with the then-15-year-old near a commune in northern California. ![]() The former Culleoka Unit School student, 18, was kidnapped by former health teacher Tad Cummins on March 13, 2017. Watch Video: Tad Cummins sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking a teenage student from home for sexĪ former Maury County student kidnapped by her former teacher has settled her claims against the school district for $650,000, according to a settlement agreement obtained by The Daily Herald after a public records request. ![]()
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