CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A teenage boy's family is suing after they say a girl's family mischaracterized their son and the incident.
The civil lawsuit stems from an incident during math class at Ardrey Kell High School on Friday, March 7, when a black male student and a Muslim female student were involved in an altercation.
The girl's family and a representative say the alleged fight was fueled by racial and religious hatred, with the male student, a football player, punching her multiple times in the head. They continue that the girl will need reconstructive surgery.
However, the boy's family says that no derogatory terms were used. They continue that the female student continually bullied their son and attacked the boy first. The male student reportedly spent almost ten minutes trying to de-escalate the situation and, the family says, was forced to defend himself.
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After review, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) task force concluded that the incident was not a hate crime. In a joint statement, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office said the evidence collected did not rise to the level of a hate crime. The girl's family says they were not contacted by the FBI prior to this decision.
Those on both sides of the incident are calling for the video of the fight to be released.
On Wednesday, May 28, lawyers for the boy's family announced that a civil lawsuit had been filed against the girl's family and other representatives. The lawsuit is seeking damages for assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, libel, slander, and defamation.
The lawsuit alleges that the girl's family and representatives for them made statements in bad faith and without care for the safety of the boy and his family. The "blatantly false" statements made to the media, on social media, and elsewhere reportedly alleged that the boy was charged, that he used steroids and derogatory terms, and that the incident was a "brutal beating."
Funeral held Tuesday for 16-month-old Maddy after tragic death at Lenoir daycareThe lawsuit also claims that the girl pressured one of her classmates to change their police statement in her favor and that the girl's family tried to intimidate the boy's family at a court hearing by blocking the courtroom door.
Lawyers continue that the boy's home has been vandalized, his family has been threatened through phone calls and messages, and their personal contact information has been shared on social media. Officers are reportedly having to post a security detail at the boy's home.
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