Coronado water polo coach sues school district for libel

The San Diego Union Tribune reports:

Water polo coach Randy Burgess has filed a libel suit against the Coronado Unified School District over its response to sexual abuse allegations made against Burgess last year.

Burgess believes the school district’s public statements about the claims exposed the coach and gym teacher to “hatred, contempt, and ridicule” and “caused him to be shunned or avoided,” according to a complaint filed Sept. 13.

The battle is on.