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A former California high school football player accusing a
female athletic trainer of raping him in the early 2000s said
she preyed on vulnerable students who were poor and in need of
help.
'I think the fact that we were a bunch of poor kids, nobody had
the thought to protect us outside the football field,' a man
only identified as John Doe 7042 told the Los Angeles Times,
describing how he and man of her victims often needed rides home
or money for food.
Doe 7042 is just one of six anonymous John Does who suing Colton
High's Tiffany Gordon, who they say raped them while they played
on the football team between 2000 and 2007.
Doe 7042 said the abuse was so flagrant that Gordon's father -
then head football couch and athletic director Harold Strauss -
even walked in on them while she was raping him in the school
locker room on Halloween in 2007.
Doe 7042 said Strauss asked his daughter why they were in the
locker room with the lights off, and she responded they were
'just closing up and leaving.'
The lawsuit claims other members of the football team, players'
parents and school staff were aware of Gordon's misconduct while
the school district failed to report or investigate claims
brought to them.
Gordon worked as the athletic trainer under her father before
she became the athletic director at Grand Terrace High School.
John Doe 7045 claims he told one coach about him and another
student being abused and their plans to report it to the
district. The coach's wife then suggested this would not be
successful.
The lawsuit says the school district first became aware of
allegations against Gordon between 2002 and 2006.
'Despite rampant rumors surrounding Gordon's misconduct, (the
school district) knowingly, intentionally, willfully,
deliberately, negligently, and/or recklessly allowed Gordon to
continue abusing Colton High School's varsity football players,
including plaintiffs,' the lawsuit reads.
'In doing so, defendants fostered a pervasive and hostile
environment that utterly disregarded the rights and safety of
minor athletes who were entrusted to (the district).'
The Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) said in a
statement that 'although the current administrative team members
were not in leadership roles with the district 20 years ago, the
district leadership team is extremely concerned about the
allegations being made.'
'Our commitment is always to the safety and well-being of our
students, families and staff, and we will work with local law
enforcement to protect our community and lend our support to any
victims in this case.'
The football players were able to report these allegations
because of Assembly Bill 218, which took effect January 1 to
provide alleged victims an extended statute of limitations for
civil claims.
'This important law gives survivors of sexual abuse an
opportunity to be heard and a chance to heal,' said Brian
Williams, the attorney representing the former athletes.
John Doe 7043 transferred to the school during his senior year
in 2003. While on the football team, he says Gordon made
advances on him while inviting him to a drive-in theater date in
which she sexually abused him in the back seat of the car.
John Doe 7047 joined the team as a sophomore in 2000 and alleges
Gordon first raped him when he was 16 and that she continued to
do so throughout his high school career.
After joining the varsity football team in 2001, John Doe 7042
said he was sexually assaulted by Gordon while he was treated
for injuries suffered while he played football.
His abuse continued to escalate throughout his time at the
school as he was then allegedly raped by Gordon in the school's
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