The consolidated proceedings involved 14 plaintiffs who say they were victims of abuse in 2014-17.
Gillard was sentenced in October 2019 to 71 years in state prison for dozens of sex crimes involving nine children, some who were preteens at the time their coach abused them. Gillard met the seven boys and two girls through the wrestling teams at Poly High School and the Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley.
The lawsuits alleged the LAUSD and the Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley had prior knowledge of Gillard’s misconduct and should have removed him from having contact with children. The plaintiffs’ attorneys alleged the litigation spotlighted failures in the LAUSD’s SSIT, which was lauded by the district because it was comprised of former law enforcement professionals retained to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against LAUSD staff members.
Although the LAUSD investigator believed that Gillard was lying about denying sexual misconduct in 2016, the investigator was not permitted to relay that information to administrators who were deciding whether to permit Gillard to return to Poly High School, the plaintiffs’ attorneys alleged. The administration allowed Gillard back on campus and he continued to sexually abuse minor students, the plaintiffs’ lawyers alleged.
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