Family sues Phoenix school after convicted sex offender entered and raped 10-year-old girl

Phoenix family sues school after illegal convicted sex offender assaulted young girl

The family of a 10-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted at a Phoenix elementary school by an illegal alien who is a convicted sex offender is suing the school.

Abel Gblah walked into an elementary school in Phoenix and assaulted a young girl during school hours. Authorities say Gblah managed to get past staff members by claiming he was part of the janitorial or maintenance staff.

At the time Gblah entered the building the 10-year-old victim was walking to the nurse's office. Gblah stopped her and convinced her to accompany him to an empty music room which was unlocked. Gblah was arrested the next day at his residence.

According to the notice of claim filed by the victim's family the parents are accusing Orangewood Elementary School of negligence gross negligence willful and wanton misconduct and premises liability negligent security as well as a Title IX violation.

Gblah was convicted of luring a 16-year-old coworker to an undisclosed location and assaulting her in 2021. The victim was autistic and had cerebral palsy. Gblah was sentenced to lifetime probation but began violating the terms almost immediately after starting adult probation.

At the time of the offense Orangewood did not have a school resource officer on campus.

Gblah is a 25-year-old from Liberia who entered the United States illegally. He was convicted of a sex offense in 2021 and was on probation at the time of this incident.