‘Kissing Club’ assaults on 8-year-old hidden by LA’s elite Sierra Canyon School, lawsuit claims
LOS ANGELES – A family is suing Sierra Canyon School, a Los Angeles private institution, alleging that their 8-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by older students as part of a pervasive “Kissing Club” operating in school bathrooms during school hours.
Allegations in the Lawsuit
What we know:
The civil lawsuit brought against Sierra Canyon School, which is located in Chatsworth, alleges severe misconduct by students and systemic negligence by staff.
The suit claims older girls pressured and coerced younger students, including the 8-year-old victim, into kissing, touching their genital areas, and engaging in oral copulation as part of the “Kissing Club” in school bathrooms, according to attorneys with the Dordulian Law Group.
The victim’s mother allegedly reported bullying concerns to the school in 2023, but the lawsuit states that no protective measures were implemented afterward.
“We could see that perhaps there was something that she was internally battling because she didn’t want to be alone,” said the girl’s father, Max.
The parents’ attorney said the girl was seven when she was bullied into joining.
“It involved actual kissing of young girls amongst each other, but it led to actual sexual touching and kissing of sexual body parts,” said attorney Sam Dordulian.
The girl’s mother, Pantea, claims she notified the school and even did hr own investigation. She learned that the parents of another young girl filed a separate and similar complaint.
Dordulian has a theory as to how schools can get away with ignoring disturbing incidents like the one suffered by his client.
“The police will come out and say, ‘there’s seven and eight-year-olds involved there can’t be any criminal intent with seven and eight-year-old children So there’s no crime that’s committed’. And that’s what schools use to wash their hands.
Alleged Legal Violations
Dig deeper:
The lawsuit specifically accuses the school of violating state law after the incidents were discovered.
According to the lawsuit, when school staff discovered the sexual acts—including finding videos of the incidents recorded on students’ phones—they allegedly failed to timely notify the victims’ parents or law enforcement.
This failure constitutes a violation of California’s mandatory reporting laws, which require school officials to report suspected child abuse to authorities immediately.
The other side:
FOX 11 has reached out to Sierra Canyon School for comment.
The Source: All information and allegations presented in this report are sourced exclusively from the civil lawsuit filed by the family against Sierra Canyon School. The details regarding the nature of the assaults, the school’s alleged failure to supervise, and the alleged violation of California’s mandatory reporting laws are direct claims made within the legal filing. Interviews were conducted with attorney Sam Dordulian and the parents of the girl.
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