SAN JOSE (CA)
The Mercury News

December 19, 2017

By Sharon Nogushi

Catholic school allegedly violated law by conducting own investigation into complaints

SAN JOSE — Over thee decades, Presentation High School administrators repeatedly violated state law and failed to report sexual abuse claims to police and the county’s child protection agency, according to allegations in two cases made public Tuesday.

In one case, an alleged victim’s mother said her daughter was sexually assaulted by an instructor in 2013-’14. Classmates reported to administrators the teacher’s troubling behavior — touching, sending multiple daily texts and sexual SnapChat photos — Dina Leonis said. The school, however, did not report the matter to police, she said.

“My daughter suffered extreme emotional distress,” said Leonis, who notified police.

The latest sexual abuse claims follow previous allegations by other alumnae, who contended they and classmates were groped and sexually victimized by…