Mesa group home blames Emily Pike’s parents, San Carlos Apache Tribe in reply to lawsuit

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…

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