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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