Lawsuit: HS 'Ignored and Concealed' Coach's Abuse

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The Irvine (Calif.) Unified School District faces a lawsuit by a former student-athlete who alleges school officials concealed sexual abuse perpetrated by University High School water polo coach Bahram Hojreh against female team members.

As reported by The Orange County Registerthe lawsuit also alleges former University High School athletic director Mark Cunningham, now the IUSD athletic director, UHS principal Kevin Astor, and other school officials repeatedly ignored player and parent complaints about Hojreh’s “weird” and “creepy” behavior toward female athletes and violations of district policies prior to the sexual abuse of the former player.

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