Sexual abuse victim was in second grade when she was sexually abused starting in 2006 The law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard has filed a sexual abuse lawsuit in Butte County Superior Court alleging the Thermalito Union Elementary School District was negligent for failing to protect an eight-year-old…
A total of five victims now accuse former Sierramont Middle School teacher Ronald Gardner of sexual abuse. The law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard filed an amended lawsuit this week in Santa Clara County Superior Court (Case No. 22CV401151) on behalf of another sexual abuse victim of Sierramont…
In one of the largest civil jury verdicts in Santa Clara County history, the Union School District in San Jose has been ordered to pay $102.5 million to two young women who were sexually abused by former Dartmouth Middle School band director Samuel Neipp. The school district has sought…
A Marin County jury ruled that the Tamalpais Union High School District was 100 percent negligent for the 2003 sexual abuse of a then-high school student by its then PE teacher and tennis coach Normandie Burgos (Marin County Superior Court, Case# CIV2001133). It awarded the student $10 million. The student,…
Teacher showed no remorse for abusing as many as 40 male students When Dennis Thomas started teaching at Cinnabar Elementary School in San Jose, it wasn’t long before school officials became aware that he was befriending young boys and taking them to his home or to places like…
Female tennis sensation Kylie McKenzie sues USTA for sexual harassment and assault committed by its coach Federal lawsuit filed by San Jose-based Cerri, Boskovich & Allard and Florida-based Normand PLLC ORLANDO, Fla., March 29, 2022 – A rising tennis star who was sexually assaulted by her coach has…
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. When we hear stories about serial pedophiles like Michigan State coach Larry Nasser we wonder, “how did he…
The day Allison Brown told police she had been sexually abused by her former basketball coach was life-changing for both her and Greg Marshall: he is now serving a 6-plus year sentence for repeatedly abusing Allison and she is working to recover from his abuse. Allison was a…
Student who was brutally raped by Los Gatos elementary school teacher joins lawsuit 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. The amended lawsuit, Case No. 21CV388845, was filed against the…
Sexual predator Normandie Burgos, a once well-respected Northern California tennis coach, is serving a 255-year prison sentence after being found guilty in May 2020 of 60 counts of child molestation. Some of the charges involved Stevie Gould, who was a 13- year-old tennis player when Burgos began abusing…