A Riverside County jury found that negligence by the Moreno Valley Unified School District enabled a middle school teacher to sexually abuse two students.
A jury has issued a $135-million verdict in a molestation case involving a middle school teacher, finding that negligence by the Moreno Valley Unified School District was largely responsible for the abuse two students suffered. The jury in Riverside County Superior Court found the school district was 90% responsible for the damages, while former teacher Thomas Lee West was 10% responsible. That leaves the district with responsibility for $121.5 million in damages.
“I'm proud of the plaintiffs for coming forward and bringing this case and facing the school district in court,” Panish said. “It was hard, but they had a lot of courage.” As for the school district, Panish said, there were many “red flags” for years, but school officials didn’t do anything about it. “This is totally preventable, 100%. It should have never happened. They should have protected the kids,” Panish said.
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