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San Pedro High School student sues over teacher Michelle Yeh's sexual abuse

The teenage victim of a female teacher who enticed the boy with trips to Disneyland and gifts before having sex with him is suing his school over the abuse.

Substitute teacher Michelle Yeh, 29, was jailed for four years in January for having sex with two minors and molesting two others.

One of her victims, a boy aged 15, has now revealed details of the lengths she allegedly undertook to groom him - and how she showered him with expensive gifts, trips to Disneyland and more.

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Michelle Yeh was jailed for four years in January for having sex with two minors and molesting two others

In an exclusive interview with KTLA5, the boy - who was not named for legal reasons - recounted how he would receive A grades in her science class which he knew he didn't deserve.

Yeh was hired for a temporary position teaching science at San Pedro High School in early 2015 before contacting young male students after school let out for summer.

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Soon after contacting him, the boy said she took him to the movies, tried to hold his hand and gave him $20. A week later she bought him an Xbox 360 and then made her first sexual advance.

He said: 'She started rubbing my face, calling me cute, handsome. She started kissing me and from there we had sex.'

He felt 'obligated' to continue seeing her, during which she treated him like a boyfriend, he told the broadcaster.

This continued for several months, during which they would repeatedly 'eat, go somewhere, come back, have sex'.

She is also alleged to have supplied him with alcohol, marijuana and the prescription drug Xanax before having sex.

The boy's lawsuit claims school officials failed to investigate claims Yeh was grooming teenage boys.

Yeh was hired for a temporary science teacher position at San Pedro High School (pictured) but began contacting male students after school was let out for summer

Yeh was hired for a temporary science teacher position at San Pedro High School (pictured) but began contacting male students after school was let out for summer

David Ring, the boy's lawyer, told DailyBreeze.com: 'Sexual abuse has become an epidemic at LAUSD. This lawsuit is about holding the district accountable for its failure to properly screen, train and supervise its teachers.'

The lawsuit accuses the school of negligence, breach of mandatory duty, and failure to report suspected child abuse.

It states: 'LAUSD was negligent in the enforcement of policies and procedures aimed at allowing a teacher under its supervision to manipulate and harm youth under the teacher's supervision.

'Had [officials] properly investigated, supervised, trained, and monitored Yeh’s conduct and actions as a teacher on campus at San Pedro High School, they would have discovered that she was unfit to be employed as a teacher.'

LAUSD declined to comment when contacted by DailyBreeze.com.

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Update: 2024-06-17