BELLEVILLE – A New Athens mother is suing a couple alleging that their child sexually assaulted her child during a visit to their home.
Plaintiff Dawn Heimann filed a lawsuit in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against defendants Jared and Naomi Rader, citing negligence and carelessness.
According to the lawsuit, Heimann and her minor child were invited to the Raders' home on Sept. 14, 2020. Heimann claims that during their visit, her child was sexually assaulted by the Raders' child, who is also a minor, when the two were left unattended. The plaintiff also alleges that the Raders' knew that their child had exhibited inappropriate sexual behaviors towards minor children in the past and that their child should have been properly supervised.
Heimann states that her child has suffered "mental and emotional anguish" as a result of the assault.
The plaintiff is seeking damages in excess of $50,000, plus court costs and any other relief the court deems proper. She is represented in this case by attorney Anna M. Lammert of Page Law, LLC in St. Louis, MO.
St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 22LA0364