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[quote=Anonymous]Let's assume both parents of the Newmyer child were cheaters... this is in not the lynch pin in the case nor does carry much weight...

The issues seem to boil down to this

1) Did the school psychologist ever have a therapeutic relationship with the child? From the emails quoted in the complaint - it appears possibly even if tangentially... but no doubt there is more to the story.

If the above is true... then there is a case.

Even if the lawsuit has not legal standing... the emails that psychologist sent to Ms. Newmyer are troublesome and if the school had knowledge of about the content and aware of the affair and did not take serious action then there is a moral issue that may not warrant legal penalties, but never-the-less reveals flaws within the community. It definitely sounds as if the psychologist's ex-wife (also a psychologist) felt a line had been crossed - but she may have her own motives other than professional.

Remember, this Newmyer fellow is very rich and is not suing for the money. Regardless if he is a saint or a sinner, he may be legally in the right. Hell hath no fury like a man with a huge checking account and endless financing of top notch attorneys to litigate. This man did not file the lawsuit to cash in financially... he has other motives... be them vindictive or noble... (depending on how you look at it) exposing corruptions & flaws within a school which in this case if the suit has merits will result in a full trial. Or perhaps his motive is to gain legal custody over his daughter and take her out of the school and raise her in Florida - which in that case once again a full trial may be follow or the school knowing that he has an endless bankroll would have to privately admit to acting egregiously to the point where their conduct and the psychologist's conduct could provide Mr. Newmyer with the ammunition to gain full legal custody of the child.

It sounds like his children from his first marriage turned out well... so maybe he should be raised under his domicile if the psychologist is still involved with the mother.

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