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DOE 2 v. ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 02-1965.

331 F.3d 417 (2003)

John DOE 2, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The ASSOCIATED PRESS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 11, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Gregg Meyers, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant. Jerry Jay Bender, Baker, Ravenel & Bender, L.L.P., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Holly L. Palmer, Baker, Ravenel & Bender, L.L.P., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Before WILKINSON and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff John Doe 2 brought suit against the Associated Press ("the AP") seeking damages for emotional distress inflicted by the AP's public identification of him as a sexual abuse victim. The district court dismissed plaintiff's complaint on the pleadings. Because plaintiff fails to state a viable...

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