BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2025) — A civil lawsuit tied to a horrific July 2022 assault at a Boca Raton home has recently closed without a court ruling, ending months of litigation that sought to examine what happened — and what did not — in the hours before the victim was finally located inside the residence.
The case stemmed from an incident at a home on Larkspur Trail, where a woman working as a mental health counselor was assaulted during what was supposed to be a scheduled in-home therapy session. The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed late last year after moving through motions, appearances, and discovery, according to Palm Beach County court records. Boca Post first reported on the incident as it unfolded in 2022, publishing early coverage while law enforcement activity was still ongoing and questions about the response were emerging in real time.
Filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court in June 2025, the lawsuit alleged negligence by multiple parties, including the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, and laid out a detailed timeline of events beginning the evening of July 1, 2022. According to the complaint, the plaintiff had arrived at the residence to conduct a counseling session and attempted to leave when the appointment ended, only to discover that doors and windows had been covered or secured.
The suspect in the case was Tzvi Allswang, who the civil complaint identifies as the individual the plaintiff met for a scheduled in-home counseling session at the Larkspur Trail residence on July 1, 2022. According to the filing, Allswang restrained and assaulted the victim inside the home before she was later located by law enforcement. The complaint references the related criminal case in which Allswang was investigated for attempted murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery and is currently serving multiple life sentences.
The complaint alleges the plaintiff was restrained, bound, and assaulted over the course of approximately 15 hours. During that time, the filing states, her partner reported her missing after receiving unusual text messages that did not sound like her and after repeated attempts to reach her failed. Law enforcement agencies were contacted, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office ultimately responded to the Boca Raton address where the plaintiff’s vehicle was located.
Much of the civil complaint focuses not only on the alleged assault, but on the law enforcement response in the hours that followed. According to the filing, deputies conducted welfare checks at the residence during the early morning hours of July 2, 2022, but did not immediately enter the home despite what the plaintiff characterized as multiple warning signs. Those included a missing person report, the plaintiff’s vehicle parked at the residence, a lack of response from inside the home, and reports that deputies heard a scream while on the property.
The lawsuit alleges that deputies debated whether the scream indicated distress and ultimately left the scene without making entry, returning later. By the time the plaintiff was located inside the residence, the complaint states she had been held captive for several additional hours. The individual she had met with was taken into custody and later prosecuted in connection with the incident.
In the civil action, the plaintiff alleged that the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office failed to recognize what she described as exigent circumstances, failed to act with reasonable care during the missing person response, and failed to follow appropriate training, supervision, and procedures designed to protect individuals in danger. Separate negligence claims were also brought against the homeowner and the counseling provider involved in arranging the in-home session.
The case did not result in any judicial findings on the merits. Court records do not indicate whether the claims were resolved through settlement, and no ruling was issued before the lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed. The closure of the case leaves unresolved many of the questions that surrounded the incident from the outset, including questions that surfaced publicly as the events were still unfolding.
The original document, as filed with the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court, can be viewed here.
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