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TexasTowelie

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Sat Mar 4, 2017, 05:34 AM Mar 2017

Lawsuit against Maine State Police over deadly rampage gets reprieve

BOSTON — A federal appeals court has overturned a decision to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the Maine State Police of failing to protect a woman whose former boyfriend allegedly went on a shooting rampage after she reported he raped her.

Brittany Irish, of Benedicta, Maine, reported in July 2015 that Anthony Lord raped her and threatened her if she told anyone.

She asked state troopers not to tell Lord about the allegation, fearing he would retaliate.

Irish says police informed him of the complaint in a voicemail before authorities say he killed two people and abducted her.

Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/03/federal-court-to-reconsider-lawsuit-against-maine-state-police-after-deadly-rampage/

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