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A megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma has asked for the dismissal of a civil suit by the mother of a 13-year-old girl raped on church grounds, saying she is ineligible from claiming damages.

According to the Associated Press, the Victory Christian Center will argue in a hearing on Monday that the child's mother is not entitled to any monetary relief under the law. She is seeking more than $75,000 in damages.

The suit accuses employees at the center of not reporting the attack by Chris Denman, a former church janitor.

Denman was sentenced last month to 55 years in jail after pleading guilty to raping the girl and one more victim, a 15-year-old girl.

"Although he chose to plead guilty, he has never expressed any remorse," prosecutor Sarah McAmis told KOTV-TV after his sentencing. "He has never expressed any sorrow for his victims. His only concern seems to be for himself."

Last month, a county judge also dismissed two motions seeking to dismiss charges of failure to report child abuse against two Victory youth ministers, John and Charica Daughterty.