A former Pomona High School student who said she was raped at age 16 by her coach was awarded $35 million in damages Tuesday by a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury.
The woman is one of eight in the last two years who have sued the Pomona Unified School District and a handful of men who coached at Pomona High School - some of whom are still coaching at other schools. Their allegations have included sexual grooming, sexual abuse and rape.
It's just nuts the number of the women who have filed claims against these men, these coaches," said attorney John Taylor, of Manhattan Beach-based Taylor & Ring, who represents Jane Doe No. 4. "The most incredible thing throughout these trials is the courage of these women. It's been brutal for them."
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