Former Stamford Gym Teacher Sexually Abused Toquam Students, Suit Claims: Report

STAMFORD, CT — A new lawsuit filed recently in state Superior Court in Bridgeport claims that Stamford moved former gym teacher Robert Martinez to Toquam Elementary School where he sexually abused a student from 2000 to 2004, the Stamford Advocate reported.

Stamford reached a $3.25 million settlement in 2018 with former students who claimed they were sexually abused by Martinez at Rogers Elementary School in the 1970s and 80s.

The new lawsuit claims that Martinez was moved to Toquam and sexually abused an 8-year-old boy, who is now the 30-year-old unnamed plaintiff, the Advocate said, noting that similar claims were made in a lawsuit that was filed in April by another man.

The Advocate said that Martinez has never been charged with a crime. He retired in 2005 and now lives in Florida.

Last year, the Stamford Board of Education reached a $440,000 settlement related to another sexual assault lawsuit filed against Martinez.

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