East Point Sues Insurer to Defend Lawsuit Over Ex-Cop's Sexual Assault of Teen
The lawsuit removed to federal court in Atlanta said East Point's insurer refused to defend a lawsuit brought by a 15-year-old girl over claims she was sexually abused by an East Point officer, who remains in jail on charges related to that assault and others.
August 26, 2019 at 06:20 PM
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In the wake of last year's arrest and multicount indictment of an East Point police sergeant accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl, the city was threatened with a potential multimillion-dollar lawsuit by the teenager.
East Point, in turn, asked its insurer to defend the case and indemnify it in accordance with a $2 million law enforcement professional liability policy issued to the city's police department.
The carrier, Kinsale Insurance Co., said no thanks, arguing that exclusions in the policy barred coverage.
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