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RANKIN v. EVANS

No. 95-4744.

133 F.3d 1425 (1998)

Doug RANKIN, Victoria Rankin, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. Mark EVANS, Richard Willie, Sheriff of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department, Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 29, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Hinkle, Radey Hinkle Thomas, Tallahassee, FL, Donald M. Hinkle, Fonvielle, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

Marjorie Gadarian Graham, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Monroe A. Coogler, Jr., West Palm Beach, FL, David J. Glatthorne, West Palm Beach, Fl, for Defendants-Appellees, Cross-Appellants.

Before BARKETT, Circuit Judge, KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge, and HARRIS, Senior District Judge.

HARRIS, Senior District Judge:

This case, like some others involving allegations of sexual abuse of a child, inevitably evokes feelings of compassion for all of the participants involved in the long-running dispute. However, obviously the issues must be resolved dispassionately.

Plaintiff-appellant Doug Rankin was arrested in late November of 1988 and charged with the sexual abuse of a child under the age of twelve. Thereafter, not only did a grand jury not...

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