Three former students of Humphrey Public School in Parry Sound, Ontario, filed a lawsuit against Kenneth Bull and the Near North District School Board (NNDSB), for sexual assaults by Bull, a convicted sexual offender who was their teacher in Grade 6.
The three former students, Eric Jalonen, Jeff Masson and Mike Tepfenhart each filed a $4.5 million lawsuit seeking $500,000 for non-pecuniary damages, such as pain and suffering; $2 million for economic loss, both past and future; $250,000 for special damages, such as medical expenses; $250,000 for mental distress; $500,000 aggravated damages; and $1 million against the NNDSB for punitive damages.
In 1978, a Parry Sound judge found Mr. Bull guilty of five counts of indecent assault against males.
Although it’s been 28 years since Mr. Bull’s criminal conviction, the men said they are suing him to make sure that other possible victims don’t feel that they are alone or have to live in fear anymore, Mr. Jalonen said.
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