NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Attorney Stephen Rue tells WGNO News that he will be filing a civil lawsuit on behalf of Sharon Schaefer against her estranged husband, St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta, seeking damages relating to criminal sexual assault charges brought by Schaefer against Peralta.
Rue says that civil lawsuits are usually brought after the criminal case has been concluded, but the statute of limitations on this particular case run out on October 27th, so he is filing this lawsuit now to beat the deadline.
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