New sex abuse lawsuit against Maple Leafs' former equipment manager targets Toronto school board

Park (now Nelson Mandela Park) Public School

A man who says he was sexually abused by former Toronto Maple Leafs equipment manager Gordon Stuckless has filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit against the Toronto District School Board related to the sexual predator.

The plaintiff, whose identity is being protected by TSN, claims Stuckless, a former hockey coach and part-time teacher at Park Public School, abused him from 1976, when the plaintiff was a 12-year-old, sixth-grade student at the school, until 1978.

According to the lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by TSN, Stuckless used his position with the Maple Leafs to gain the plaintiff's trust.

After befriending the plaintiff and his family, "Stuckless began to spend time with (the plaintiff) and his family at their home," says the lawsuit, filed in Ontario Superior Court. "Stuckless used his positions within the school board to befriend (the plaintiff's) mother so that she would permit (him) to go to hockey games and other activities with Stuckless outside of regular school hours."  (more...)

New sex abuse lawsuit against Maple Leafs' former equipment manager targets Toronto school board