The University Place School District agreed to pay a hefty settlement to avoid a jury trial that was slated to begin on Monday.
KIRO 7 News StaffUNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Three former students who say they were sexually abused by a volunteer wrestling coach will be paid $9.5 million by the University Place School District.The lawsuit by the former students alleges they were sexually abused by the coach between 2005 and 2007 during an off-campus weightlifting and conditioning program the coach developed. The students were between 14 and 16 years old.
“We uncovered evidence that was found guilty in 1977 of sexually abusing five children in Chehalis, Washington. Unfortunately, the District did not flag his criminal history in its hiring and screening process before giving him a coaching position,” said Nappo. Nappo said the plaintiffs alleged that the district did not enforce safe boundaries between the coach and the student wrestlers.
“A number of witnesses were going to testify at trial that was known to be ‘touchy feely’ towards boys and acted inappropriately in the locker room. In addition, it was known among coaches that spent time alone with students off campus weightlifting. We believe locker room behavior and out-of-school contact with students should have raised concerns,” said Nappo.
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