Chicago Press Conference Thursday - Former Students Sue Lake Bluff School District for Sexual Abuse

Jeff Anderson and Associates
April 25, 2018

http://www.andersonadvocates.com/Posts/News-or-Event/2243/Chicago-Press-Conference-Thursday---Former-Students-Sue-Lake-Bluff-School-District-for-Sexual-Abuse.aspx

Former Students Sue

Lake Bluff School District for Sexual Abuse

Lawsuits allege school superintendent knew teacher Charles Ritz was

sexually inappropriate with children for over 10 years prior to Ritz’s resignation

Courageous survivor John Bollman to speak openly about

Ritz abuse and his efforts to get schools to act

[Charles Ritz]

[Charles Ritz Timeline]

[Doe 593 v. Lake Bluff School District]

[Doe 594 v. Lake Bluff School District]

[Edward Higginson v. Lake Bluff School District]

[John Bollman v. Lake Bluff School District]

[Joseph Lombardi v. Lake Bluff School District]

WHAT: At a news conference today in Chicago, a sexual abuse survivor and his attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman will:

• Speak publicly about sexual abuse by now-convicted former Lake Bluff teacher Charles Ritz while they were students at Lake Bluff Junior High;

• Announce the filing of five lawsuits, including a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that Lake Bluff District officials knew that Ritz was sexually abusing boys, and then let him quietly resign from his job. Ritz went on to sexually abuse children in Southern California where he worked as a teacher for 30 years.

• Discuss how Ritz’s victims came together using social media and gathered information about their abuse to help law enforcement investigate, arrest, and charge Ritz, resulting in a guilty plea late last year.

• Encourage other survivors of Ritz to come forward confidentially.

WHEN: Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 1:00PM CT

WHERE: 222 North LaSalle Street

Suite 2150

Chicago, IL 60601

NOTES: Watch the event live on our website www.andersonadvocates.com and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AndersonAdvocates/

Contact Marc Pearlman: Office/312.261.4550 Mobile/773.368.0142

Contact Jeff Anderson: Office/651.964.3523 Mobile/612.817.8665

Contact Trusha Goffe: Office/651.964.3523 Mobile/612.760.4985