Dozens of former Yeshiva University high school students file sex abuse lawsuit

Thirty-eight former students of Yeshiva University High School have filed a sexual abuse suit at a civil court in New York.

The group of men say they were repeatedly abused by a teacher and principal during the 1970s and 1980s, and that school administrators covered up the crimes.

The plaintiffs are seeking over $680 million in damages. A previous sex abuse lawsuit brought against Yeshiva University in 2014 was thrown out by a New York court because the statute of limitations had expired. The suit filed earlier today falls under the newly passed Child Victim’s Act, which extends the statute of limitations for reporting sexual abuse.