In the eyes of the law, Loren Janosky is a rapist.
But his former employer, security service Brentwood Patrol, is now endorsing his claim that a 2002 sexual encounter with a Nashville woman was consensual. Seeking to recover a cash settlement it paid after Janosky pleaded guilty to raping her while on duty and received an 18-year prison sentence, the company has now sued the woman.
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