Long-missing western, Pa., woman wants suit reinstated

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania woman who ran away as a teenager and lived with a school security guard for a decade is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit against him, school officials and authorities.

A federal judge threw out Tanya Kach’s suit last year, ruling the statute of limitations expired two years after she turned 18 in 1999.

Kach was 14 when she ran away to live with Thomas Hose, then 37, in McKeesport. Kach resurfaced in 2006 and says he kept her against her will.

Today, Kach’s attorney asked a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to reinstate the suit.

Hose is serving five to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual assault and other charges. In April, Kach reached a confidential settlement with Hose’s former security company.