
In the six other cases filed earlier this year, six more students claimed they were abused by another teacher in the 1960s and 1970s. The lawsuits say the students have experienced anxiety, shame, humiliation and confusion as result of the abuse. One student claimed the abuse happened during the fall of 1977 while the other says the abuse occurred in late May and early June 1978. Related: Scotch Plains-Fanwood schools sued over alleged 'serial sexual predator' teacher in 1970sĪccording to the lawsuits, both filed by the law firm of Stark & Stark of Lawrenceville, the students were abused after the teacher invited them to "workout sessions." The students are identified as John Doe-1 and John Doe-2. In the two latest lawsuits, the students, now both 57, alleged they were abused by a teacher only identified by initials. The school district is now facing eight lawsuits alleging middle school students were sexually abused by two teachers in the 1970s. The lawsuits were filed in Superior Court in Flemington on Monday, one day before the deadline for filing civil sex abuse lawsuits, after the state suspended the statute of limitations for two years. Watch Video: COVID-19: First omicron variant case discovered in US in CaliforniaĬLINTON TOWNSHIP - Two more former students have filed lawsuits against the school district, claiming they were sexually abused by a teacher decades ago.
