Former John Abbott College student seeks $600K in moral and punitive damages, loss of income

CTV News reports that a former John Abbott College student is reportedly seeking $600K in damages after she was sexually assaulted by a former onsite educator on the cégep’s campus in 2021. At the time, the student reported the assault to the institution and filed a complaint with the Montréal police. The student is now suing the cégep, the educator, and the West Montreal Readaptation Centre—which employed the accused at the time—for $600K in moral and punitive damages, as well as loss of future income. The Montréal Gazette reports that the lawsuit asserts that the supervisor was “by all appearances […] an employee or subordinate” of the cégep; the cégep issued a letter stating that he was not employed by the institution.