PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for Peoria and the state are asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by a couple who say they were falsely accused of sexually exploiting their young daughters.
Last fall, Lisa and Anthony “A.J.” Demaree of Peoria lost physical custody of their three daughters for a month after a Walmart photo clerk found a handful of naked bath- and playtime shots of the girls among a group of photos dropped off for developing.
Neither parent was ever charged with a crime and parents eventually got their children back.
Peoria City Attorney Steve Kemp said the lawsuit should be dismissed because the Demarees didn’t file a notice of claim far enough in advance of filing their lawsuit.
The Demarees’ attorney Richard Treon said Peoria and the state are twisting the rules and using a technicality to get out of the case.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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