Former Sacramento Coach Faces New Civil Suit

By Sam Cohen
Fox 40
March 15, 2012

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A support group for victims of Priest abuse announced a new lawsuit against a former teacher and coach at a Sacramento Catholic high school Thursday.

A female student says she was sexually assaulted by a Christian Brothers High School coach while at a volleyball tournament in 2009.

According to SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, the coach, Minh Anh Nguyen, went into the girl’s hotel room at the tournament in Orange County and gave her a massage to calm her down before a game.

The student says during the massage, the coach lifted her bra and pushed down her sweatpants.

Nguyen told the student and her parents that he has expertise in athletic massage and he had provided massage therapy to other students.

Nguyen has faced similar allegations in the past, and in December 2010, charges were dismissed. During 2010, two jury trials resulted in mistrial and prosecutors said they decided to drop the charges.

The new civil lawsuit names Nguyen, Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento and the Christian Brothers religious order in New York.