The Carpinteria Unified School District is being haunted by its past as it faces four lawsuits from alleged abuse that took place more than four decades ago, putting the district in a complicated financial situation.
The lawsuits were filed by four men in their 50s and 60s who say Virgil Williams, former principal of Main Elementary, molested them as children, according to reporting from The San Francisco Chronicle.
Williams was convicted in 1986 of three counts of molestation of children under the age of 14 and sentenced to 12 years in prison after six boys testified against him in court. Williams died years ago, but some of his victims are still seeking justice, according to news reports…