A Pennsylvania family whose daughter was sexually abused by a neighbor in 2011 is suing him into buying their home.
The couple say they need to leave their house in Upper Milford Township to get away from Oliver Larry Beck, 65, who recently returned after completing a two year jail sentence.
But, with the registered sex offender living so close by, the unnamed pair are finding it hard to sell their property.
So, in a groundbreaking lawsuit, they are asking a judge to force him to buy the home for $235,000 - as well as demanding damages for their child's pain and suffering.
The Morning Call reports Beck was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to indecently assaulting the child.
He groomed her for two years - by taking her on drives, giving her candy and playing games - before luring her into his basement, making her take off her clothes and assaulting her.
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