Lawsuit filed Monday seeks more than $25 million in damages

A lawsuit filed Monday in Cook County court alleges a former student in Barrington Area Unit District 220 was sexually abused by a teacher on more than 30 occasions from 2002 to 2004.
A former special education student in Barrington Area Unit School District 220 is suing the district seeking $25 million in damages over allegations a teacher sexually abused him on more than 30 occasions in the early 2000s.
The suit, filed Monday in Cook County court, alleges the abuse took place from 2002 to 2004, when the student was 12 to 14 years old.
The teacher accused no longer is employed by the school district and did not face criminal charges in connection with the accusations.
According to a statement from the former student’s attorney, the abuse included showing the student pornography, genital touching and intercourse. Every instance of abuse took place at a District 220 school, the suit alleges.
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