Fayette schools lawsuit becomes public (Lexington Herald-Leader) A class action lawsuit accusing the Fayette County Board of Education of being indifferent to sex abuse allegations in the 1970s and 1980s has become public. Plaintiff attorneys involved in the case said it relies heavily on testimony in Carol Lynne Maner's high-profile sex abuse lawsuit, which led to a $3.7 million jury verdict last summer. (A judge later increased the verdict to $3.9 ... [News Source]