Overview
- A newly filed lawsuit by Nix Patterson alleges more than 30 families were notified their children were recorded and names Bill Elliott, the superintendent, and the middle school principal as defendants for allegedly covering up earlier warnings.
- At a courthouse news conference, Rep. Mitch Little and fellow attorneys said they will file additional suits and are speaking with at least a dozen families, citing accounts that detectives found images of 36 to 38 boys.
- Former Moore Middle School teacher and coach Caleb Elliott was arrested Oct. 3 and is charged with invasive visual recording and possession or promotion of child pornography tied to alleged Oct. 2 locker-room recordings.
- Celina ISD placed Bill Elliott and Moore Middle School principal Allison Ginn on paid leave, barred Bill Elliott from Senior Night, and says an independent third-party investigator, Ms. Ortiz, is conducting a review in coordination with law enforcement.
- The attorneys plan to invoke House Bill 4623, which took effect Sept. 1 and removes sovereign immunity for districts in sexual abuse cases alleging gross negligence or recklessness, enabling families to pursue civil damages.