Students arrive for classes at Taylor Allderdice High School in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who allegedly was led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building has filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024, accusing Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and a property management company of negligence. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
The mother of an intellectually disabled girl has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and a property management company, accusing all three entities of negligence in creating the conditions that allegedly led to her daughter being sexually assaulted in the Starbucks bathroom and at a nearby empty property. The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that three male students led the girl off campus to the Starbucks, where employees noticed them take her into the bathroom but did not intervene. The lawsuit accuses the school district of failing to provide adequate supervision and protection, and the businesses of failing to address the increasing crime in the area with security or employee trainings.