Bielanski v. County of Kane

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2008-12-18

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ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Lorri Bielanski, at the age of fifteen, was falsely accused of sexually abusing a six-year-old neighbor. Eventually acquitted of all charges, she sued a number of public officials and entities for violating her constitutional rights during the investigation and prosecution of the alleged crime. The district court dismissed her complaint in its entirety. We…

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