But there was one major hitch. Due to an Iowa law, Polk County District Judge David M. Porter said he could not avoid requiring Pieper Lewis to pay $150,000 to the man’s family.
This week, supporters raised it for her — and then some.
A GoFundMe started by one of Lewis’s former teachers, Leland Schipper, topped $400,000 as of Thursday.
More than 10,000 donors contributed, mostly in small amounts, raising the sum within a matter of days of the teen’s Tuesday sentencing hearing.
“I am overjoyed with the prospect of removing this burden from Pieper,” Schipper wrote in an update on the site.
Speaking of dress codes and creepers: an adult male standing on a corner outside school grounds harassing kids, mostly girls, about how their clothes do not abide by the school dress code is super creepy. It doesn’t make it any less creepy that the man is a board member
I wish someone had called the cops.
JFC, why must we be seen as “fragile” in order to be treated with basic respect?
I’m sure most of those girls would be willing to forego the “honor and care” if we could just be left alone.
I’m guessing that’s just wishful thinking on his part, but since he’s a cop, he might be referencing potential sexual abuse and assault as part of his job.
