Opinion ID: 2361162
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 12

Heading: James Doe

Text: Throughout the period during which Merzbacher taught James at the Catholic Community Middle School, Merzbacher fondled James's buttocks and other private areas in front of other students, raped him, and forced him to fondle female students. (E. 116-118). Merzbacher also physically abused James by kicking him, twisting his arm, and throwing books at him. By threats of harm, Merzbacher forced James to beat up other students. [5] (E. 98, 115). One evening, several students stopped at Merzbacher's home after driving around with him. There, Merzbacher raped James, who described the incident as follows: [Merzbacher] forced me on the bed and I said, Mr. John, what are you doing and asked him to stop. And he said, shut up, just go along with me. I said, Mr. John, don't. He said, [James] ... just ... shut up and take what's coming or I'll kill you. (E. 118). Merzbacher also raped James on the evening of his Confirmation. To ensure his silence, Merzbacher told James that if you ever [speak] a word of this to anybody, ... I'm going to kill you. (E.120). Merzbacher continued to terrorize and threaten James after he graduated from middle school, warning him not to breathe a word of this to anybody. I can always get you. (E. 120). James told no one of the physical or sexual abuse because [t]hreats were always made ... that he could get to me any time. (E. 120). Despite his knowledge that Merzbacher's acts were wrong, James was afraid of Merzbacher, and I was ashamed, and I feared for my life. (E. 125-126).