Published: 12:42 EDT, 11 October 2024 | Updated: 13:41 EDT, 11 October 2024
Boy traumatized after teacher locked classroom and raped him
The youngster's new civil suit says Michelle Solis, 46, groomed him before sexually assaulting him in her classroom in Gridley, California, in 2021.
A 14 year-old boy was left badly-traumatized after his 46 year-old teacher locked him in a classroom and raped him during his eighth grade graduation day.
Michelle Solis, 46, left her unidentified victim 'traumatized with feelings of isolation' after the sex attack at Sycamore Middle School in Gridley, California, in 2021.
Solis, a married mother, admitted the rape and was jailed for four years in July. Her victim has now filed a civil lawsuit against Gridley County School District for failing to stop the attack.
'He is back in the classroom where he had no control of the situation and felt helpless. It’s (been) a roller coaster of emotions for the victim,' attorney Mark Boskovich told The Sacramento Bee.
The mother-of-two, who was arrested last November, had carefully built a close friendship with the child under the guise of helping him with his homework between 2020 and 2021.
She had also connected with him on multiple social media platforms, particularly on Instagram where they had multiple conversations in 2021.
It was later revealed that a yard duty supervisor had allegedly wrote passes under Solis's direction for him to spend recess and lunches with his rapist.
Weeks before his graduation, the married teacher had sent him four explicit photos of herself. Two of the pictures were found in the child's phone during investigation.
On the day of the sex attack, Solis - a 20-year veteran educator - had sex with the boy in a classroom in Sycamore Junior High School in Gridley.
It was the same day he completed eighth grade.
Rumors about what had happened soon started circulating in Gridley - a city about 30 miles south of Chico - as did some of the explicit photographs of the middle-aged educator.
The rumors and explicit material, which eventually made their way back to the victim's parents, prompted the police to pursue the investigation, which included contacting the boy.
During her trial, prosecutors noted that she had specifically asked the victim to delete all conversations and pictures shared between them after raping him.
In a new lawsuit filed this week, the victim has further accused the school and the Gridley Unified School District of being aware of Solis' nefarious behavior and not protecting him. He is seeking an undisclosed amount in damages.
Solis had allegedly sent multiple inappropriate sexual messages and photos of herself to students 'for a number of years' before being caught.
Documents allege that the district was aware of her revolting behavior but never took action.
The child has accused the district of 'failing to properly screen Solis, supervise her, discipline her "grooming behaviors" and train other employees to detect Solis' behavior and stop it'.
'Teachers must be on guard if they learn colleagues are texting and fraternizing with students outside of normal school hours.
'If we do that, we are going to protect a lot more kids,' Boskovich said.
He further added that while the district had warned Solis of her behavior, they failed to act quickly to stop her.
The lawsuit is seeking an unspecified amount in 'general damages and other non-economic relief' after the victim suffered physical, mental and emotional injuries'.
As a part of her punishment, Solis must now also register as a sex offender and is ordered to stay away from her former student for 10 years.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the Gridley Unified School District for a comment.
