A family is seeking $4.5 million in damages from Roane County Schools and a contractor after a female janitor allegedly raped a then-16-year-old male student at Midway High School during school hours according to The Knoxville News Sentinel.

Jessica Galyon

Jessica E. Galyon, 29, of Philadelphia, Tenn., was arrested Feb. 23 on charges of sexual battery by an authority figure, aggravated statutory rape and statutory rape by an authority figure, according to the Roane County Sheriff’s Office. She was released on $15,000 bond.  The victim’s parents are suing Roane County Schools and Compass One Services of Tennessee, the contractor that employed Galyon, for negligence in allowing the alleged rape to occur, according to a copy of the lawsuit filed Monday. Galyon first began talking to the teen in August before allegedly attempting to escalate the relationship by insisting he give her his phone number and become her friend on Facebook. Galyon allegedly began sending “flirtatious and sexual messages” to the boy, who told Galyon her advances were “unsolicited, unwanted and unwelcome,” the lawsuit reads. On Sept. 16, Galyon allegedly invited the boy to visit her in a hotel room so they could have sex. FULL STORY HERE