DOCUMENT: Crime

Girl Puts Used Condom In Mouth, Parents Sue

Claim: Girl, 5, found used rubber, placed item in her mouth

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Girl Puts Used Condom In Mouth, Parents Sue

JULY 18--Claiming that their young daughter discovered a used condom in a Las Vegas hotel bed and then put the rubber in her mouth, a Scottish couple is suing Caesar's Palace for negligence and emotional distress. According to a lawsuit filed July 13 in Clark County District Court, five-year-old Caitlin Kilcoyne found the condom during a July 2004 Sin City visit with her parents Gerald and Jacqueline. Caitlin 'found a used condom in the made up bed in her room...and placed the condom in her mouth,' notes the complaint, a copy of which you'll find below. The Kilcoynes contend that, following the incident, they incurred expenses for medical treatment, hospitalization, x-rays, drugs, and 'evaluation and treatment of Caitlin's condition.' The lawsuit does not indicate what, if any, lasting damage was caused to the child. The complaint, which seeks in excess of $10,000 in damages, claims that the family has suffered 'shock, horror, fear, anxiety, and distress.' (6 pages)