Most defendants settle in Connecticut teen assault lawsuit

(AP) — Six of seven men sued in connection with the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl at a New Year's Eve party in Connecticut in 2009 when they were all middle school students have settled claims against them made in the victim's lawsuit.

The victim, now a 20-year-old college student, accused six of the men of touching her inappropriately when she was drunk at the party at one of their homes in the shoreline town of Madison.

Five of the men were arrested on sexual assault and other charges as juveniles and sentenced to probation and community service, according to some parents of the defendants.

The lawsuit against the school system said school officials learned about the assaults about 11 days after the party but took no disciplinary action against the boys.