Justice Served: Devereux Behavioral Health Pays $9.2 Million in Damages for Sexual Assault Case
Devereux Behavioral Health, an organization that provides services to individuals with behavioral, developmental, and intellectual disabilities, has paid $9,236,006.56 in damages and litigation expenses to the estate of Tia McGee, who was sexually assaulted by a Devereux employee while a patient at their behavioral health facility in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Tia was just fifteen years old when she was admitted to Devereux’s facility for treatment of sexualized and oppositional behavior, and instead of receiving the help she needed, she suffered further abuse at the hands of a Devereux employee. The employee, Jimmy Singleterry, was later convicted of child molestation, statutory rape, and sex with a ...
Devereux Behavioral Health, an organization that provides services to individuals with behavioral, developmental, and intellectual disabilities, has paid $9,236,006.56 in damages and litigation expenses to the estate of Tia McGee, who was sexually assaulted by a Devereux employee while a patient at their behavioral health facility in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Tia was just fifteen years old when she was admitted to Devereux’s facility for treatment of sexualized and oppositional behavior, and instead of receiving the help she needed, she suffered further abuse at the hands of a Devereux employee. The employee, Jimmy Singleterry, was later convicted of child molestation, statutory rape, and sex with a ...