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ALA Librarian Sues Robbers for Assault: "Librarian Sues Robbers for Assault
A librarian at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, who was shot with a stun gun, tied up, and blindfolded during a robbery of rare books and artworks has sued the four men who admitted to the theft.
Special Collections Librarian Betty Jean Gooch filed the lawsuit November 1 in Fayette County Circuit Court, claiming the men assaulted, battered, and falsely imprisoned her. She is seeking damages for physical, mental, and emotional suffering, as well as medical expenses and lost wages, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported November 2.

This has been a traumatic ordeal for her, said Lee Roland, Gooch's attorney.
The four former college students pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court April 21 to the December 2004 robbery. Sentencing is scheduled for December 6. Because they assaulted Gooch during the theft, they face a maximum of 75 years in prison and over $1 million in fines.
The stolen works, which included an 1859 first edition of Darwin's The Origin of Species and 20 pencil sketches by John James Audubon, were returned to the library after the men were arrested in February.
Posted November 4, 2005; modified November 18, 2005."