Lawsuit claims San Jose high school teacher forced student to abort child after impregnating her, abuse continued



A woman is suing San Jose's Campbell Union High School District, claiming that after impregnating her as a student, a teacher forced her to have an abortion and then continued sexually abusing her, even as the teacher's wife - the school dean - became aware of the abuse and blamed the victim.

Last month, police arrested 56-year-old Shawn Thomas, a teacher at Leigh High School and a football and track and field coach at Los Gatos High School, booking him on charges of rape and sexual assault of a minor. The arrest came after a woman accused Thomas of grooming her and repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting her on campus between 2002 and 2003 when she was a 15-year-old freshman at Leigh High School.
The lawsuit states that after he impregnated the 15-year-old student, Thomas insisted that she get an abortion, which she did. The student then disclosed to Sarah Thomas that her husband had been having sexual intercourse with her, and Sarah Thomas responded by blaming the student, asking her how she could do this after all she had done for her, according to the complaint.
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