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3 women settle claims against former Franklin Manor owner for alleged sexual assault
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and last updated 2021-06-25 17:31:56-04
TAMPA, Fla. â âThree women who came forward last year, suing the former owner of Franklin Manor in downtown Tampa for alleged sexual assault, have settled their claims and signed confidentiality agreements.
âI believe my clients got resolution and that was important for them, Joseph Alvarez, the civil attorney representing the women, told I-Team Investigator Kylie McGivern.
The lawsuit, filed in Hillsborough County in July 2020, named Lanfranco Pescante the former owner of the now closed Tampa nightclub, Franklin Manor. The complaint alleged Pescante sexually assaulted the three women. The complaint was amended in November, to include the former co-owner of Franklin Manor, David Anderson.
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