{"id":178116,"date":"2026-02-24T15:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/178116\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:16:33","slug":"texas-judge-awards-teen-3-2-million-after-hes-accused-of-racist-bullying-during-2021-sleepover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/178116\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Judge Awards Teen $3.2 Million After He’s Accused of Racist Bullying During 2021 Sleepover"},"content":{"rendered":"

SeMarion Humphrey didn\u2019t know what he was signing himself up for<\/a> when the 13-year-old agreed to go to a middle school classmate\u2019s sleepover in Plano, Texas. Now five years after he became the alleged target of racist bullying, a jury has shockingly ruled in favor of his white bullies.<\/p>\n

The 2021 sleepover incident was captured on camera and shared by Humphrey\u2019s mother, Summer Smith, we previously told you<\/a>. In the clip, you can the Black boy being encouraged to drink a cup full of a yellow liquid, as giggles and laughs are heard in the background. It was later confirmed that the liquid was a mixed of several students\u2019 own urine and apple juice.<\/p>\n

The Humphrey family accused the other boys at the sleepover of racism. \u201cImagine the video of you drinking the urine being sent to multiple people in your school,\u201d Smith wrote on Facebook after the sleepover. \u201cImagine the school telling you they can\u2019t do a thing about it because \u2018the incidents didn\u2019t all take place on campus. My son doesn\u2019t have to imagine these things, they are all his reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eventually, a formal investigation into the matter landed police on Asher Vann, the now-19-year-old who was the alleged ringmaster during the 2021 sleepover. He was accused of also hurling slurs at Humphrey and even shooting him with a BB gun, the New York Post reported. <\/a><\/p>\n

Vann and the other boys involved did not face any criminal or school-related consequences. This prompted Humphrey\u2019s family to file a civil lawsuit against the boys and their parents back in February 2023, according to Plano records. The suit claimed Vann\u2019s father, Aaron Vann, was negligent when he provided weapons\u2013 BB guns\u2013 to the minors and failed to supervise them. <\/p>\n

Most of the claims against the individual families were either dismissed by a judge or dropped by Humphrey\u2019s mother, according to\u00a0the Dallas Morning News<\/a>. In 2026, the Humphrey case hit a final devastating blow.<\/p>\n

A Texas jury ruled this month that the accusations against Vann invaded the white teen\u2019s privacy and caused him emotional distress. Because of that,
Judge Benjamin Smith has awarded him\u00a0$3.2 million\u00a0in attorney\u2019s fees and damages, according to the College Fix.<\/a> Vann is now a freshman in college.<\/p>\n

According to reports, the lawsuit against Vann and the others did not reflect the true intentions of the group that night. The teen argued Humphrey wasn\u2019t singled out. In fact, all of the boy were playing pranks on each other throughout the entire night, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one kid, he did a prank before where he pissed in a cup and gave it to his little brother,\u201d Vann said <\/a>during an interview. \u201cI woke SeMarion up, handed him the cup. He put it up to his nose, but he didn\u2019t drink it.\u201d<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe was created to assist Humphrey with legal fees and emotional help. The page reportedly<\/a> gained over $100,000. It is no longer active. <\/p>\n

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