San Jose: Jury issues $102.5 million award, blames school district for not stopping teacher’s sex abuse

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The massive damages amount is split between two women who reported past sexual abuse by former middle-school music teacher Samuel Neipp, who is serving a 56-year prison sentence.

“It is an incredible outcome and the jury really recognized the lifelong harm and impact that sexual abuse has on a child, especially a middle schooler at that important developmental age,” said Natalie Weatherford, an attorney at Los Angeles-based Taylor and Ring who represented Doe 2. “She blamed herself in ways for what happened to her. The verdict from the jury represents a conclusion that tells her this is not her fault and people failed to protect her.

Lauren Cerri, an attorney at San Jose-based Corsiglia, McMahon and Allard who represented Doe 1, said this week’s verdict “shows that our community won’t put up with this, and won’t tolerate a school district that puts the reputation and image of a school over the safety of children from this lifelong harm.”

“Parents who complained year after year, that he’s a predator, they didn’t do a thing, and should have fired him years before,” Cerri said. “This verdict holds them fully accountable, and says this should have never happened and was so easily preventable.”Neipp wasafter Doe 1 told police that he had threatened to post nude images of her online.

 

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Fresno State and CSU officials deny the allegations. But if found true, the complaint would continue Castro’s fall from grace. The complaint also would tarnish Fresno State President Saul Jimenez-Sandoval, who is a key defendant in the lawsuit.

In a lawsuit, former Fresno State professor Dr. A. Sameh El Kharbawy has accused Castro and other administrators of discrimination retaliation, harassment defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress Kharbaway also contends Fresno State is bedeviled with corruption

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