San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike was found slain in February after disappearing from a group home in Mesa. Her father recently filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by the home led to Emily’s death. The facility has since responded in an Oct. 15 filing before Maricopa County Superior Court.
Sacred Journey is demanding a jury trial to settle the matter.
The company contends that they’re not at fault for the 14-year-old’s murder, but blame many others. Sacred Journey claims Emily’s parents — Jensen Pike and Stephanie Dosela — were “unfit, unresponsive and neglectful,” hence why she was in the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s custody to begin with…