Woman in civil sex assault case against Camden school board president comes forward: ‘I want people to see my face’

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After years of anonymity, Salema Hicks Robinson revealed that she was the plaintiff in a civil sexual abuse case against Wasim Muhammad. “I feel brave ... in saying my name,” she said.

Woman in civil sex assault case against Camden school board president comes forward: ‘I want people to see my face’

A six-member jury in May said Muhammad “recklessly or intentionally committed extreme and outrageous conduct” upon Robinson, but rejected her sexual assault and battery allegations against the prominent community activist and Muslim minister. The jury awarded her $1.6 million, though, which was increased to $2 million under a later settlement between her, Muhammad and the district.

a state law passed in 2019 that allows victims of child sexual abuse to sue their abusers up until they turn 55. Robinson said the abuse continued even after she moved out of state after her freshman year at Camden High School. District employees, including a principal and a teacher, who knew about it failed to stop it, according to the lawsuit.

 

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