Leon Messerlian was 85 when Hall County authorities arrested him in 2015 on charges including child molestation , sexual battery and enticing a child for indecent purposes. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Two years after an 89-year-old violin teacher was sentenced to 30 years in prison for multiple counts of child molestation, the insurer for the Gainesville, Georgia, music school he operated is asking a court to absolve it from liability for a civil suit filed by one of the victims.
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Greg Land
Greg Land covers topics including verdicts and settlements and insurance-related litigation for the Daily Report in Atlanta.
