When a #GastonCounty teenager went missing in 2015, Lowell police officer #PaulBlair was assigned to her case. First he found the 13-year-old, a new court document says, then he began showing up at her home late at night, bringing candy and giving her rides in his patrol car. Blair, a husband and father, told the girl’s parents he wanted to be their daughter’s mentor. Instead, he began having sex with her in his patrol car while still on duty and wearing his uniform, the court document says. At 14, she became pregnant with Blair’s child, the lawsuit says. In 2017, the veteran officer pleaded guilty to statutory rape and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. In a new lawsuit that surfaced in federal court this week, the teen and her mother are seeking damages for what they describe as the physical and emotional damage caused by Blair. They also want to be reimbursed for the costs of first delivering and now raising Blair’s infant son. The lawsuit also names Lowell police #ChiefScottBates and the city of #Lowell , about 15 miles southwest of #Charlotte , alleging that they knew that Blair had a history of improper contact with minors. Not only was Blair hired and kept on the force, the suit says, he was also placed in positions where he would have close contacts with children. (Full story: www.WBTV.com) #himtoo #survivingpredators #sexualpredators #protectourgirls #NorthCarolina https://www.instagram.com/p/BsfkdlTHaCz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rs3z47zutkp7