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Lawsuit Claims AOL Chat Room Monitor Seduced Girl

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 22, 2005 - 7:43am.
Dulles, Va. -- A California teenager has filed suit against America Online and parent Time Warner, claiming that an AOL chat room monitor used his position to sexually proposition the girl over a two-year period. According to the Associated Press, the suit, filed April 1, alleges that the monitor -- whose job it was to protect children from online predators -- exchanged graphic images, emails and phone calls with the girl. AOL said that is has since fired the employee and referred the case to law enforcement agencies, including the FBI. It is reportedly the first suit of its kind against an employee of a major Internet service provider. The girl is seeking at least $25,000 in damages.
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