School District in Washington State Pays $9.5 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claims From Former Students

The University Place School District has agreed to pay a $9.5 million settlement to three former students who allege a former volunteer wrestling coach sexually abused them in the 2000’s.

David O’Connor served as a wrestling coach at Curtis Junior High and Curtis High School from 2003–2007.

According to the Tacoma News Tribune, the $9.5 million settles claims brought forth in a 2021 lawsuit by the three alleged victims. The settlement prevents a jury trial, the News Tribune said. The students, then between the ages of 14 and 16, claim that O’Connor sexually assaulted them multiple times under the guise of a medical checkup.

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