California Jury Awards a $25 Million Verdict in a Civil Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of a Sexual Abuse Survivor

A $25 million verdict was announced on Monday in a civil lawsuit brought against Santa Barbara Unified School District for the sexual abuse of a student identified as John Doe #2 by former security guard and assistant football coach Justin Sell at Dos Pueblos High School.
According to the law firm that brought the suit on behalf of the second survivor, Taylor & Ring, John Doe #2 detailed that the abuse occurred from 2008 to 2011 and that Sell groomed the young man beginning when he was 14.
John Doe #2’s lawsuit was filed in March of 2022 and a Santa Barbara jury awarded $25 million after a three-week trial on Dec. 8, 2023, apportioning 80% of the blame for the incident on Santa Barbara Unified School District.
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