Former Leigh High School student says teacher forced her to get abortion

Lawsuit claims San Jose teacher forced student to have abortion

An explosive civil lawsuit has been filed in the case of a San Jose teacher who was recently arrested for sexual assault of a minor.

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

A woman is suing San Jose's Leigh High School and the school district, claiming that after impregnating her as a student, a teacher forced her to have an abortion and then continued sexually abusing her.

Former Leigh High School student says teacher forced her to get abortion

(KRON) -- A former Leigh High School student is suing a South Bay school district and a teacher who she claims impregnated her when she was 15. The woman, identified in court documents as "Jane Doe," filed a civil lawsuit this week against Campbell Union High School District and Leigh High School school teacher Shawn Thomas. Thomas, 56, of Los Gatos, forced Jane Doe to receive an abortion after she became pregnant with his baby in 2003, accordi…

Lawsuit: Arrested Leigh teacher forced student to have abortion

SAN JOSE — A woman whose sexual assault allegations against a longtime Leigh High School teacher led to his recent arrest claims in a new lawsuit the teacher forced her to terminate a pregnancy that resulted from their illegal sexual relationship. Shawn Renee Thomas, 56, of Los Gatos, was arrested in March 2024 on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with a student while he was a teacher at Leigh High School in San Jose in the early 2000s. …