who was left alone in a classroom
and then raped by a convicted sex
offender has reached a settlement in
her lawsuit accusing corrections
officials of failing to protect her. Attorney General Mark Brnovich
said Monday the case was "settled
to the satisfaction of all parties" and
that his office strives to pursue
justice in every case. However, a settlement notice didn't
specify terms of the deal, and
Brnovich told The Associated Press
that a confidentiality provision
barred him from discussing the
details. The teacher's 2014 lawsuit didn't
specify damages sought, but she
had previously filed a claim seeking
$4 million. Her attorney, Scott Zwillinger, didn't
immediately respond to requests for
comment. Jacob Harvey was sentenced to life
in prison this year after pleading
guilty to the January 2014 rape at
the Eyman state prison in Florence.
He was in the first year of a 30-year
term for molesting a suburban Phoenix woman during a home invasion
when he assaulted the teacher in a
classroom. Harvey repeatedly stabbed the
teacher with a pen before molesting
her, according to investigative
reports and the teacher. The AP
generally doesn't identify people who
report being victims of segxwal assault. The state's workplace safety agency
fined the Corrections Department
$14,000 for failing to ensure the
teacher's safety, but that fine is
being appealed. After the rape, prison officials sent
out only a vague news release that
referred to an assault on an
employee. The details of the assault
came to light after the AP obtained
documents under a public records request and interviewed people
familiar with the case. The teacher told the AP in a 2014
interview that she felt traumatized
by the attack. Also Read: Police confirm arrest of serial rapist in Ebonyi The workplace-safety investigation
was launched in July after the AP
story provided the first detailed
account of the assault. The lawsuit accused prison
employees of failing to establish
proper security. It also said the
department's health care provider
improperly assessed Harvey's
health, allowing him to be classified as a low-risk offender. Corrections Department spokesman
Doug Nick in 2014 called the assault
a "cowardly and despicable crime"
but also said the department
disputed the lawsuit's allegations. The attorney general's office argued
unsuccessfully in court that the
lawsuit should be thrown out.
Assistant Attorney General
Jonathan Weisbard wrote that the
teacher routinely worked in classrooms and there is always a
risk of assault when working with
prisoners. However, the judge hearing the
case refused to dismiss the lawsuit,
saying it raised plausible allegations
that top officials created a
dangerous environment that led to
the rape. After the assault, prison officials
installed cameras in prison
classrooms, increased patrols and
issued pepper spray to civilian
workers. They have said issuing
pepper spray was planned before the rape.
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