JACKSON TWP — Mistakes were made throughout the criminal justice system in the case against T.F., a former Seneca Valley student whose parents filed a federal lawsuit this week.

That’s according to Tiffany Sizemore, an assistant clinical professor at Duquesne School of Law.

Michael Flood Jr., a district teacher, and his wife, Alecia Flood, of Zelienople, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, claiming their minor son was tormented and suffered physical and psychological trauma as a result of two instances of false sexual assault allegations from other students at the school beginning in 2017.

“They want justice for their son,” said Craig Fishman, the Floods’ attorney. “We have a country that has the best system of justice on the planet, but it failed him.”

One problem Sizemore noted in the plaintiff’s treatment was his probation officer. The lawsuit claims the probation officer told the Intermediate High School student that he was not allowed to tell anyone about or show his ankle monitor.

“I’ve never even heard of something like that,” Sizemore said. “Never heard of, never seen it happen, would dare say it’s probably illegal.”

This is a small excerpt — read the full story in Sunday’s Butler Eagle.