![]() ![]() Nikki Torres/KOBIīefore his capture April 20, Tad Cummins and the young woman he called his wife slipped into the remote Northern California community of Cecilville unrecognized. Cummins now faces one federal count of transportation of a minor across state lines for the purpose of criminal sexual intercourse as well as state charges of sexual contact with a minor and aggravated kidnapping.Ĭummins and the teen stayed in one of these cabins, the caretaker of the California property says. I told him, I probably wouldn’t be answering the phone anymore.”Ĭummins was arrested last week outside a remote cabin in Cecilville, California, at the end of a 39-day manhunt for him and the teen, who was reported missing some 1,900 miles away, in her hometown south of Nashville. “I didn’t want any details,” she told “Inside Edition” in an interview that aired Thursday. “Yes, I did,” Tad Cummins replied, according to his wife, who has filed for divorce. “I said, ‘Well, did you sleep with her?’ ” Jill Cummins said in an interview with “Inside Edition,” describing a jailhouse phone conversation with her husband. 28.The wife of the former Tennessee teacher accused of running off with a 15-year-old student says she knew the answer but asked anyway. Maury County School Board Chair Betty Kinser signed Jan. ![]() Attorneys Whatley and Schmidt also signed. “With the student’s privacy rights in mind, we will give no comment beyond the fact that we are glad that the matter has been resolved and intend to move forward with the business of the Maury County Public School system.” Doe and the board’s insurance carrier, and does not involve an admission of liability from any party. “The amount of the settlement was agreed upon by Ms. “The Board of Education is aware that the case filed on behalf of the student identified as Jane Doe has settled,” the statement said. MCBOE agreed to make no further comments beyond a statement in a press release. MCBOE was allowed to release the settlement agreement as part of a public request, as required by law. Her Columbia attorney, Jason Whatley, responded to a request from The Daily Herald by texting: “The only response I am able to give is that the matter is settled.” (the victim) and MCBOE agree to state only that ‘the matter has been settled’ and will make no further comment.” “If inquiries arise concerning the lawsuit. It requires her to dismiss her family’s lawsuit against the school district and prohibits her and school officials from making disparaging remarks or claims against one another. Schmidt, her attorney’s office in Nashville, the signed agreement says. The victim's settlement funds will be delivered to Edmund J. “It is further understood by all parties that the facts of the settlement cannot be used to demonstrate or suggest an admission on the part of MCBOE.” ![]() and does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of the MCBOE, or an admission, directly or by implication, that the MCBOE violated any law, rule, regulation or any contractual right or any duty or obligation owed to (the victim) , ” the settlement says. “This is a compromise and settlement of all claims. The school district was represented by lawyers from Liberty Mutual insurance. The victim and the Maury County Board of Education’s attorneys mediated and resolved the dispute before Michael Russell on Dec. “The purpose of this agreement is to settle completely and release MCBOE from any liability regarding each and every claim that (the victim) has, or may have, in the lawsuit, including those arising out of or related to the lawsuit,” the settlement agreement says.Ĭummins pleaded guilty in April 2019 to federal charges of transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual conduct and obstruction of justice. She was listed as Jane Doe at the time because she was a minor. The action alleged teachers and administrators knew about a relationship between the two before Cummins was fired and before their disappearance. They filed a federal lawsuit on her behalf against the Maury County School district. The victim's family said Cummins “groomed” her for months. The Tennessean typically does not name victims of sexual abuse. The episode triggered an AMBER Alert and 38-day manhunt for Cummins, who was found with the then-15-year-old near a commune in northern California. The former Culleoka Unit School student, 18, was kidnapped by former health teacher Tad Cummins on March 13, 2017. Watch Video: Tad Cummins sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking a teenage student from home for sexĪ former Maury County student kidnapped by her former teacher has settled her claims against the school district for $650,000, according to a settlement agreement obtained by The Daily Herald after a public records request. ![]()
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