Bull Street Church of Christ v. Jensen

Ruffin, Judge.

At the Bull Street Church of Christ (“the Church”), ten-year-old Scottie Wileke molested a four-year-old girl. The victim’s parents, John Jensen and Monica Jensen Bradley, sued the Church for their daughter’s injuries, alleging that the Church negligently failed to protect the victim from Wileke despite having prior notice of Wileke’s sexual propensities. A jury awarded the plaintiffs $33,319 in past medical expenses, $25,000 in future medical expenses and $25,000 in general damages. The Church moved for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“j.n.o.v.”). The trial…