Male student sexually assaulted by another male student awarded $1.4 million against Boys and Girls Club. Orange County.

Gross Verdict or Award: $1,412,500
Economic Damages: Past therapy: $0&nbsp; Future therapy: $12,500
Non-Economic Damages: &nbsp;$1.4 million for past and future emotional distress.
Trial or Arbitration Time: 15 days
Jury Deliberation Time: 3 hours
Jury Polls: 12-0

Summary

After a one-time incident of minor-on-minor sexual assault, Boys & Girls Club offers $60,000 but jury awards much more.

Case Name: S.E. v. Boys & Girl sClub of Huntington Valley
Court and Case Number: Orange County Superior Court / #30-2011-00534209
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Type of Case: Negligence, Sexual Abuse
Judge or Arbitrator(s): Hon. James J. DiCesare
Plaintiffs:
S.E., male student, age 8 at time of incident, 19 at time of trial.
Defendants:
Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Valley
Type of Result: Jury Verdict

Attorney for the Plaintiff:
Taylor & Ring by David M. Ring and Louanne Masry, Los Angeles.
Attorney for the Defendant:
Stone & Hiles LLP by John Walker II and Jason Kirkpatrick, Encino.

Facts and Background:
In the summer of 2003, plaintiff (then age 8) was sexually assaulted in the bathroom of the Fountain Valley branch of the Boys and Girls Club. Plaintiff claimed a one-time incident involving another boy (age 10 at the time). Plaintiff did not report the incident until 2011, at age 16, when he told his father and then reported it to police.
Plaintiff's Contentions:
That the Boys and Girls Club staff were negligent in their supervision of the restroom. That there had been a previous sexual assault in the restroom three years earlier.
Defendant's Contentions:
That its supervision was adequate and reasonable and that it had in fact heightened the level of supervision over the restroom in reponse to the previous sexual assault.