JACKSON TWP — In a case of purported sexual assault allegations, physical torment and psychological trauma, one defendant has taken issue with the phrase “mean girls.”

The motion to strike “scandalous and impertinent matter” from a now high-profile Butler County lawsuit was filed Monday as part of a series of requests for dismissal from S. Michael Streib, who is representing minor defendant E.S. and her parents, Cris and Kimberly Salancy — one of five Zelienople families listed as defendants in the federal case.

The term “mean girls” was introduced in the lawsuit filed in October by Michael Flood Jr., his wife Alecia in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, claiming their minor son, identified as T.F., suffered as a result of false allegations of sexual assault.

The request to strike the term was included in a motion Monday in which the Salancy family also asked to be dismissed from the case.

Find out why the defense has an issue with the phrase “mean girls” in Tuesday's Butler Eagle.