Second sexual abuse suit brought against Lowville school; former teacher named as defendant

LOWVILLE (NY)
NNY360

August 11, 2020

By Sydney Schefer

https://www.nny360.com/news/crime/second-sexual-abuse-suit-brought-against-lowville-school-former-teacher-named-as-defendant/article_3921eea3-0948-5cd6-ac25-a72a9e999e26.html

A second lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a former Lowville school teacher was filed Tuesday, and this time, the former teacher is named as a defendant in the suit.

A. Ronald Johnson, 75, formerly of Lowville, now of Cooperstown, is accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in and around 1976 — more than 40 years ago.

Tuesday’s suit filing in state Supreme Court comes just over a week after an initial suit was filed, against Lowville Academy and Central School District, its Board of Education, Lowville United Methodist Church and three other church entities which had authority over the Lowville church at the time. Mr. Johnson was not named as a defendant in the first suit.

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