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Article: Rape victim's family sues 'negligent' op.(Comcast, Links Communications, Kroll Background of America Inc.)
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- November 10, 2003
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The family of a developmentally delayed young woman who was raped in July, allegedly by a cable technician, has filed suit against Comcast Corp., its subcontractor and a nationwide security firm, alleging the parties were negligent in checking the employee's background.
The victim's attorney also contacted the Sacramento (Calif.) Metropolitan Cable Commission, asking that regulators conduct hearings into Comcast's hiring practices and its use of labor contractors to hire, train and screen cable installers.
"Comcast, as a holder of a public franchise, can't pass its duty to the public on to a local labor contractor, and pass the buck," said the ...