Michael Gregory Sexual Assault Class Action Lawsuit Overview:
- Who: Former students of Michael Gregory have filed a class action lawsuit against the late John Ware Junior High teacher’s estate and the Calgary Board of Education.
- Why: The students claim the Calgary Board of Education was aware of Gregory’s unlawful sexual conduct with students but failed to act.
- Where: The class action lawsuit involves former students of John Ware Junior High in Calgary.
Students who claim they were sexually assaulted by Michael Gregory, a former John Ware Junior High teacher, are seeking $40 million in damages from Gregory’s estate and the Calgary Board of Education.
Plaintiffs argue Gregory — who died by suicide in February only days after being charged with 17 counts of sex crimes against six students — sexually assaulted more than 200 of his former students between 1989 and 2005, The Toronto Star.
Gregory used sexual conversations, unsanctioned outings and gifts to groom his students before he would sexually assault them, the former students say.
Plaintiffs claim the Calgary Board of Education was aware of Gregory’s actions but failed to investigate the former teacher or act on what they knew, the Toronto Star reports .
Gregory would ultimately lose his teaching license in 2006 after an investigation was launched by the Alberta Teachers’ Association, according to the complaint.
Former Students Claim Teacher Pressured Them Into Sexual Acts
One former student claims Gregory coerced her into having a sexual relationship with him beginning when she was 14 years old. School administrators would ultimately brush her off when the relationship was brought to their attention, she says, the Toronto Star reports.
Another former student claims she was pressured into engaging in sex acts with Gregory while a minor at the school, arguing the disgraced teacher had manipulated her.
The third plaintiff, a male student who attended the school from 1999 to 2002, claims he witnessed Gregory’s inappropriate behavior and reported it to a school guidance counselor but never heard anything back, the Toronto Star reports.
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