Two more civil suits filed in Jon White case
By: Amy F. Reiter
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
URBANA – Two more civil suits were filed Tuesday on behalf of former students of Jon White, the former Urbana teacher convicted of 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, eight of them from incidents in Champaign County and two in McLean County.
The suits against White were filed by Urbana lawyer Thomas Bruno on behalf of Jane Doe-5 and Jane Doe-6 as well as their parents.
Both suits also name the Urbana school district, former Superintendent Gene Amberg, former Human Resources Director Carmelita Thomas, former Principal Janice Bradley, teacher Kay Grabow and lunchroom and after-school supervisor Lamar Walker.
The suit brought by Jane Doe-5 also names former after-school supervisor Rhiannon Ross. The suit brought by Jane Doe-6 also names lunchroom supervisor Thelma McMillian.
The suits are the fifth and sixth brought on behalf of Urbana girls against White, the school district and employees. Civil suits have also been filed on behalf of two girls who attended Normal schools while White taught there.
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