suit reads more like a reach for a payday than a pursuit of the truth,  Akers said in his statement.

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Pure did not respond to requests for comment Sunday, and the family's lawyer was not available for comment.

The lawsuit was filed by the girl's mother, father and great-grandfather, who is her primary caregiver and the one who had to rescue the teen from Burbridge's home. She was found  drugged, incoherent and incapacitated,  and unable to bear her own weight, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit does not detail where or when the alleged assault occurred.

The girl is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, nightmares, sleep disturbance and behavioral changes as a result of the alleged assault, the lawsuit states.

The girl met Burbridge in March on the Pure dating app, which the company describes as a  sex positive  platform for  dating without shame,  according to the lawsuit. Burbridge, then 34, pretended to be 16, the lawsuit states. After multiple Uber trips to meet Burbridge were cancelled, he allegedly picked up the girl at her home and drove her to a dispensary, the lawsuit states.

Burbridge allegedly bought edibles at the dispensary, took the girl to Whataburger and then to his home, where she became unconscious, the lawsuit states. The lawsuit states that the girl said Burbridge performed CPR on her. Her great-grandfather then picked her up, finding her incapacitated. The lawsuit does not specify how the great-grandfather was contacted.

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The girl's mother later confronted Burbridge over the phone, the lawsuit states. During the call, Burbridge claimed to be 16 before admitting to being a 34-year-old sheriff's deputy, the lawsuit states.