SACRAMENTO (CA)
Modesto Bee
By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
A civil lawsuit has been filed in Sacramento County Superior Court against a former Christian Brothers High School volleyball coach, the school and the Christian Brothers religious order, which operates the school.
The suit stems from allegations that Minh Anh Nguyen, a volleyball coach and history teacher at Christian Brothers, sexually assaulted a 17-year-old female student in December 2009 while the team was attending a volleyball tournament in Orange County. The suit, filed Wednesday, alleges that the Catholic Church and school officials could and should have prevented the incident.
Lorcan Barnes, president of Christian Brothers High School, said today that he had not seen the lawsuit but was aware that it had been filed. Barnes said Nguyen’s employment was terminated in December 2009, the day after allegations of the assault were brought to the attention of school officials. Nguyen had taught and coached at the school for five years.
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