Beginning in August 2013, the plaintiff, a 15-year-old student, was molested by his California High School wrestling coach and New Life Church youth group leader, Kevin Lopez, who was 27 at the time. The student first met Lopez when Lopez became his high school wrestling coach. They then spent time together while they traveled on church outings. The student claimed that the grooming and/or molestations, including kissing and mutual masturbation, occurred during church-sponsored activities. Lopez began to be suspected of acting inappropriately with the student, along with two other young boys, and initial suspicions were reported to school officials in September 2014, after one boy’s parents found incriminating texts on their son’s phone. Lopez was arrested, and, in 2015, he pleaded guilty to eight felony counts of lewd acts on children between the ages of 14 and 15, and other related charges involving three boys from 2003 to 2014. Lopez was sentenced to 10 years, eight months in prison. The 15-year-old student sued Lopez, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and New Life Church of Alamo. Plaintiff’s counsel contended that the school district received two complaints about Lopez inappropriately touching minors one year before Lopez’s arrest, but that rather than contact the police, the district conducted its own investigation. Counsel also contended that the church had received complaints about Lopez inappropriately touching minors and was aware that Lopez was seen cradling the plaintiff in his arms in bed during a mission trip to Mexico, but that the church ignored the warning signs. Plaintiff’s counsel argued that district administrators and church officials were negligent and had violated mandatory reporting laws by failing to report suspected sexual abuse and by conducting their own investigation after receiving complaints about Lopez’s sexual improprieties before the abuse of the plaintiff. The school district’s counsel moved for summary judgment, arguing that the district was not liable because the abuse occurred off campus during the summer. The church’s counsel argued that New Life Church had no notice of inappropriate behavior by its youth leader, Lopez. Counsel also disagreed with any claim that there was molestation during church activities., The plaintiff claimed he was sexually assaulted from August 2013 to September 2014, causing him to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder. The plaintiff sought recovery of damages for his past and future emotional pain and suffering.