Catching Paulus and Joran Van Der Sloot in New York for a media interview, the parents of Natalee Holloway filed a lawsuit against the two in Manhattan's state Supreme Court and served them with a court summons.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified financial damages against Joran Van Der Sloot and his father. The lawsuit claims that Paulus Van Der Sloot knowingly enabled his son to continue his "violent and anti-social lifestyle" and claims at least three Aruban women have accused Joran of date rape.

"The next hours of Natalee's young life were marked by torment, terror and debasement," court papers said. "Natalee has not been seen or heard from since entering Deepak's car with Joran."

The lawsuit, which refers to Joran as "the predator," claims that Paulus Van Der Sloot helped his son and the Kalpoe brothers cover up the crime after Holloway disappeared, advising them not to discuss it via telephone or email.

Natalee Holloway has not been seen since she left Carlos 'n' Charlies bar around 1:30 a.m. on May 30, 2005 in a car with Joran, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe. An extensive search of the island and the waters around it have turned up no trace of the missing Alabama teen.

See Also:
Parents of Teen Missing in Aruba Sue Dutch Youth in New York
Holloway's Suspects Parents: Son Not the Same

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Natalee Holloway: Missing in Aruba

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