Child alleges sexual assault, abuse at Jackson County after-school program in lawsuit
A Jackson County father has filed a lawsuit on behalf of his son alleging that the boy was sexually assaulted last year at an after-school program in Jackson County.
The child, referenced only as A.N. in the lawsuit, was 7 years old when the alleged abuse took place in 2023. Through his father, referred to in the lawsuit as J.N.,the child alleged that an adult man sexually assaulted him at the after-school program he attended.
According to the lawsuit, the child has said that the man placed his hand on the child’s penis and sexually assaulted him. The adult was associated with leading the after-school program and the child was under his supervision when the assault allegedly took place.
Attorneys for A.N.’s father said as a result of the abuse he suffered, the child has been physically, emotionally and psychologically traumatized.
The child’s family is seeking at least $75,000 in damages.
The lawsuit was filed June 28. The alleged abuser is not named in the lawsuit, nor is the after-school program where the alleged abuse took place.
The lawsuit suggests that the alleged abuser may no longer live in Jackson County, though he did when the abuse allegedly took place in 2023.
The unnamed child is represented by Lauren Dollar, a Kansas City attorney with Dollar, Burns, Becker and Hershew. Dollar was previously an assistant prosecuting attorney in the special victims unit for the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, and now specializes in child sexual abuse cases.
Dollar declined to comment on the case Wednesday afternoon, citing time-sensitive legal procedures as a case is built on behalf of the victim.
According to RAINN, 1 in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys are sexually assaulted by an adult before they turn 18.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
