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The Union School District has agreed to pay $7.5 million to five men who were sexually abused by their Cinnabar Elementary School teacher in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. There is still an opportunity for sexual abuse victims to come forward before the law expires this December. That opportunity remains for all victims, no matter how old, until the end of this year.

A rising tennis star who was sexually assaulted by her coach has filed suit against the United States Tennis Association, claiming the organization and its player development affiliate failed to protect her from a known sexual abuser.

Sexual abuse, particularly child sexual abuse, is a plague upon our society that cuts across socio-economic lines, sexual identity, race and age. Its impacts are felt by individuals and families for generations. Sexual abuse law firm of Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard releases video to help families learn the ‘red flags’ of child sexual abuse.

Allison Brown was a student-athlete at Valley Christian High School in San Jose when Marshall began abusing her in the early 2000s. In 2021, she hired Corsiglia McMahon & Allard to represent her in a civil lawsuit against Valley Christian, saying the school should have protected her from Marshall. Valley Christian settled Allison’s lawsuit and agreed to make policy changes that she believes will help avoid future sexual abuse problems at the school.

A horrific story of sexual abuse is detailed in an amended lawsuit against the Los Gatos Union School District and former fifth grade teacher Joseph Brian Houg.

Sexual abuse survivor Stevie Gould says suing the US Tennis Association was an ‘empowering’ experience. Stevie is largely responsible for putting Normandie Burgos, a once well-respected Northern California tennis coach, in prison. Stevie secretly recorded the tennis coach admitting to having sex with a child and turned the recording over to police. Then, Stevie went one step further and filed a civil lawsuit against the United State Tennis Association for allowing Burgos to continue coaching long after the allegations of abuse first surfaced in 2001.

Another victim of former Piedmont Hills High School track coach Chioke Robinson is coming forward with her story of sexual abuse. Her lawsuit states that the abuse escalated from inappropriate massages to sexual intercourse. Robinson used his position of trust and authority as a coach to groom and sexual abuse the young students according to the complaint.

The Los Gatos Union School District and a former fifth grade teacher, Joseph Brian Houg, are being sued by the parents of a 10-year-old child who was sexually abused by Houg. Houg is a former Blossom Hill Elementary School teacher who pleaded no contest to 10 felony counts of child molestation and three misdemeanor counts of annoying and molesting a child.

In 2020, sexual misconduct claims were reported against a former Thacher School headmaster and two teachers. As a result, the school retained Munger, Tolles & Olson, a Los Angeles law firm, to investigate the claims. The investigation included interviews with over 120 current and former students, parents, faculty, and staff. One victim reportedly described being…

New lawsuit by Cerri, Boskovich & Allard alleges USA Swimming’s quest for profit allowed serial sexual predator Andy King to abuse young East Bay swimmer Yet another swimmer has come forward alleging disgraced coach Andy King sexually abused her after he was first exposed as a pedophile. The allegations are contained in a new lawsuit…