Controversies

Lawsuit alleging abuse and institutional failures at Delphi Academy of Los Angeles

A former student filed a lawsuit naming Delphi Academy of Los Angeles and alleged that, when he was 13, a former athletic director groomed and repeatedly sexually abused him. The complaint also alleged that school leadership was aware of abuse or warning signs but did not adequately intervene, terminate the individual, or report the matter to authorities, and instead recommended him for a position at another school. The allegations concern litigation and should not be presented as adjudicated facts. The individual identified in the allegations was later convicted of sexually abusing multiple victims and received a sentence exceeding 17 years.