(BCN) — Attorneys for 2 former college students alleging they had been sexually abused by a former Santa Cruz instructor mentioned Monday they’ve reached a $4.5 million settlement with the college district.
The 2 former college students say they had been focused from 1987-1991 by former Santa Cruz Metropolis Faculties District instructor Steven Myers.
Attorneys mentioned the 49-year-old males will obtain $2.25 million every for abuse that occurred throughout their center and highschool years.
Earlier than Myers was employed in 1981 as principal at Branciforte Junior Excessive in Santa Cruz, he taught at Crittenden Center College in Mountain View. He based and ran The Touring College Summer time Program, which was described as a “school on wheels.”
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As soon as Myers was employed by the Santa Cruz district, this system turned a pilot program that was later formally adopted as a part of district curriculum.
John Roe 3 attended the touring college from 1988-1990, throughout which period he was allegedly sexually abused.
John Roe 4 attended from 1988-1991 and was allegedly sexually abused all through this era.
Roe 3 mentioned in an announcement “The hope moving forward is that Steve Myers will never teach again and end up prosecuted to fullest extent of the law. As for Santa Cruz City Schools, this is a wakeup call to protect the children under their care.”
The varsity district did not return a message asking for touch upon Monday.
Roe 4 mentioned in an announcement: “This abuse took away my skill to take care of wholesome relationships and to set boundaries. Whenever you’re advised to maintain a secret and that they’re going to be dire penalties for those who do not, the results of conserving that secret for many years results in drug and alcohol abuse to masks the nervousness and panic.
Their legal professional Lauren Cerri mentioned in an announcement “The goal is that this will bring them a sense of closure and allow them to begin moving forward with a sense of validation.”
Attorneys mentioned touring college was tailor-made in the direction of college students with behavioral and educational points, a lot of whom got here from damaged properties. Therapeutic massage was a part of the curriculum. Myers allegedly gave massages solely to boys, principally shirtless, and had youngsters therapeutic massage him shirtless throughout class time.
Cerri can be representing two former college students from Crittenden Center College, who allege they had been sexually abused by Myers within the Seventies whereas he was working the Touring College Summer time Program there. That case is about for trial this summer season.
Cerri mentioned in an announcement greater than 20 males and boys have come ahead with allegations of undesirable and/or abusive sexual experiences by Myers after they had been minors. Copyright © 2024 Bay Metropolis Information, Inc
