According to the complaint, Reiels "very clearly told the teacher that it was important for her to understand that Johnson is bright and that her accusations of sexual abuse would ruin Johnson's reputation, and she was instructed not to discuss the matter further." James Reiels, a former administrator in the district. The complaint says the teacher was approached by Dr. Instead, the complaint says the teacher's husband contacted the Glendale Police Department to report the incident but the police said it "was a school issue" so Nicolet was the one to handle the issue. However, the teacher was unable to alert her superiors. The complaint says the teacher's jaw dropped open, realizing the rumors that faculty gossiped about Johnson were true. In another instance, during the spring of 1983, the plaintiff confided in a consumer economics teacher about the "weird experiments" Johnson was conducting. One teacher allegedly said they would see what they could do, but nothing happened to Johnson. The two plaintiffs allege they were abused by Johnson at his apartment where he would conduct experiments on "physiology" for a "research project." The experiments quickly turned sexual in nature, according to the complaint.īetween 19, the two plaintiffs say they told teachers about the abuse. The complaint alleges Johnson used his status in a magic club and in other extra-curricular groups to interact with dozens of students on a personal level.Īccording to the complaint, the victims attended the school in the late 70s and early 80s.
Johnson was considered a star teacher for Nicolet and was given leadership positions in extra-curricular groups. The 65-page lawsuit details how Johnson used his status as a prominent teacher at Nicolet High School to groom and manipulated young boys for his "twisted entertainment." TMJ4 News is not naming the plaintiffs unless they allow us to do so. Now two former students, identified in a federal civil lawsuit, are demanding a jury trial against the Nicolet Unified School District, the high school and members of the school board at the time of the accusations. His death came shortly after school officials announced they confirmed he had assaulted at least two students a number of other former students then said Johnson had also assaulted them. Two former students who say they were sexually molested by a former Nicolet High School teacher are suing the school's board for allegedly covering up sexual abuse.ĭavid Johnson, who taught math at the school for more than 30 years, died by suicide in 2018.
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