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A Ohio The High School faces a Federal Civil Rights demand after a former student in the football team made several disturbing accusations, including that he was subjected to novatadas and sexual assault while attending a football camp in June, according to judicial documents.
The complaint, presented on Tuesday at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, called Ursuline High School in Youngstown as accused in the case. Several school officials and soccer coaches, the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown and several unidentified players and parents also appeared as accused in the demand.
The accusations in the lawsuit filed on Tuesday come from a nine -day football camp in June. (Istock)
According to a press release from the Chandra law firm, who represents the mother of the football player and his daughter, the lawsuit states that the plaintiff’s son was “violently attacked” during a nine -day football camp that traveled Florida, Tennessee and Alabama in June.
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The child, who was not identified in the demand, but was described as a first -year student in the team, said he was sexually assaulted the first night of the trip by a player. Another player was accused of filming the assault and uploading it to the team’s Snapchat group. The alleged Novatadas and harassment He continued in the days after the alleged initial assault and on the fourth day of the camp, the plaintiff claimed that he was attacked again when he was restricted by several players and undressed him until he was completely exposed.
The alleged assault was again filmed and shared with the same group in Snapchat.
The lawsuit appointed other alleged acts of novatadas and bullying, both against the plaintiff and against other players. The complaint also claimed that school officials failed in their response to the plaintiff’s complaints and that the coaches were aware of the threats of bullying during the camp, but did not take significant measures.
The mother first raised the accusations to an assistant coach on June 16 during the camp and said that the coach allegedly dismissed the accusations of assault, stating that “the children are children,” according to the children, “according to the complaint. He also met with the school officials after his son returned home and said they were not” showing regret, remorse or compassion “at the beginning of the meeting.
A spokesman for Ursuline High School told Fox Digital that a police investigation into the accusations was ongoing, and that both the school representatives and the diocese have cooperated with that investigation. (Google Maps)
The complaint also accused the school of not “conducting an investigation or taking significant disciplinary measures against players or coaches” even after receiving evidence, according to the law firm that represents the plaintiffs.
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The mother’s daughter was also subjected to “intimidation”, and the family allegedly faced reprisals after fileing complaints, according to the complaint.
In addition to the novatadas and the assault, the demand also alleged several Title IX violations And he said that the defendants committed several other crimes, such as false imprisonment, harassment, child pornography and distribution of lascivious and obscene materials.
“This case is responsibility. No family should have to endure the trauma that this family suffered at the hands of other students and then at the hands of school officials who, according to the lawsuit, excused, ignored and even tried to cover up what happened,” said the main lawyer of the plaintiffs, Subodh Chandra, in a press release.
“We would appreciate listening to people with information about the accusations of demand, and also of other victims.”
Ursuline High School and the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown were contacted to comment. In response, a spokesman told Pak Gazette Digital that a police investigation into the accusations was ongoing, and that both the representatives of the school and the diocese have cooperated with that investigation.
The lawsuit said that the plaintiff’s son was allegedly “violently attacked” during a nine -day football camp that traveled in multiple states in June. (Steve Nurenberg/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)
“The security and well -being of our students is the main priority of Ursuline High School. Ursuline’s parents can and should feel sure that their sons and daughters are in a safe environment every day. For that purpose, we want to highlight the steps we have taken regarding the accusations about the football program.”
The statement continued: “After the students and coaches returned from the trip in question, a family made a formal report to the school alleging misconduct. Once informed, the Ursuline administration opened an investigation in a timely man Police, Ursuline has not discussed the accusations in public. ”
The school pointed out that disciplinary actions against some of the “most directly involved students were imposed under the policies of Ursulin.” Some students left school “before discipline could be imposed.”
A greater presence of companions and mandatory training reviews were established as a result of the accusations, the school added. The football team game on Friday was also canceled after the news of the civil case.
