The Dinizulu Law Group represented Jane Doe, a former high school athlete, who accused a former staff member of repeated sexual assault when they were a minor. The school failed to protect the student from danger after delaying and disregarding a background check that should have disqualified the employee from the job.
The employee was hired by the high school in 2017 and was later promoted. During the employee’s tenure, he displayed inappropriate conduct. In another lawsuit filed by another former student, the employee was terminated from the high school after texts sent to Jane and other students were discovered by a parent, then administrators, and then Chicago police.
The high school could have prevented what happened to Jane; however, they failed to conduct a background check for the staff member until he was already working at the high school. The background check wasn’t performed until more than two months after he was hired. Had the high school conducted a proper background check, it would have shown he had a record of attempted kidnapping and an attempted sexual assault.
