An apartment manager at a Greensboro, North Carolina, complex is under fire after being accused of assaulting two children on the premises.
The children’s parents are preparing to launch a federal lawsuit against the owners and operators of the apartments that the 62-year-old worked for, alleging that she violated their civil rights.
The complaint comes after the Greensboro Police Department arrested the woman and charged her with two counts of simple assault on a child under 12.
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Eleven-year-old Jace Lee-Eury and his sister Jayla were visiting friends on Aug. 3 for fun in the apartment complex’s pool when they encountered the property manager, Kimberly Jennings, his parents say.
According to witnesses and the young girl, Jennings struck the girl after an altercation.
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“She slapped me and then my brother came and splashed water on her,” Jayla Lee-Eury, 8, said to WXII 12. The boy reportedly defended his sister by splashing water on the woman, who retaliated by pouring Coca-Cola on him.
A video of the alleged assault was shared on social media and went viral. In the clip, Jennings is seen drenching the boy with soda. After dousing the child with the cola, she smacked him in the face twice.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Harry Daniels, and Jason Keith are representing the interests of the Lee-Eury family, and plan to assist them in suing Sedgefield Gardens and Sedgefield Realty Company LLC.
The family is suing for discrimination, assault, and emotional distress and is requesting the case to be tried in court. They also want a jury to determine the amount of compensation they should receive.
Daniels said the woman embarrassed the kids because they were playing in the…
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