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   From: og@barackobama.com   
      
   RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- The Redlands teacher who gave birth   
   to a child fathered by one of her students is now being sued by   
   the student.   
      
   The victim, who was 16 at the time of the crime, is not only   
   suing Laura Whitehurst, but he is also suing the Redlands   
   Unified School District and another teacher who allegedly knew   
   about the abuse and failed to report it.   
      
   Whitehurst was originally charged with 41 felony counts, but she   
   took a plea deal, pleading guilty to four felony counts of   
   unlawful sex and two counts of oral copulation of a person under   
   the age of 18. She was sentenced to one year in jail and was   
   released after six months. Her child is now seven months old.   
      
   The lawsuit alleges people at the district knew what was going   
   on and never reported it. It also accuses the district of   
   nepotism, stating that Whitehurst's parents got involved and may   
   have helped keep the district from reporting the matter to   
   authorities.   
      
   "Children in California and children in Redlands should not be a   
   sex toy for their teacher," said John Manly, an attorney for the   
   victim. "Unfortunately, we believe -- and we believe the   
   evidence will show -- that is precisely what's occurred in the   
   Redlands Unified School District."   
      
   The district said in a statement that the allegations in the   
   lawsuit as they relate to the district and current employees   
   "are simply untrue."   
      
   "It is shocking that the plaintiff's attorneys have gone beyond   
   suing the district itself and included a teacher who had no role   
   in the events whatsoever," the statement read.   
      
   The attorneys for the victim said they want Whitehurst to   
   undergo extensive psychological treatment.   
      
   According to the attorneys, the victim is currently living in   
   Santa Barbara and attending college.   
      
   http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empi   
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