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Parents of 3 Chicago Public Schools students file suit alleging gym teacher groomed, sexually assaulted them

The parents of three Chicago Public Schools students have accused former Federico Garcia Lorca Elementary School gym teacher Andrew Castro, 37, of sexually assaulting three boys from the same family over four years until early 2022..

The parents of three Chicago Public Schools students have accused former Federico Garcia Lorca Elementary School gym teacher Andrew Castro, 37, of sexually assaulting three boys from the same family over four years until early 2022.

“He billed himself as a friend of the family,” attorney Cass Casper said at a news conference Tuesday, regarding a civil rights suit the parents filed in federal court in October.

“Ultimately, he

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