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Huck Sexual Abuse
Paige and Matthew Huck Betrayed the Trust of Parents and Teens for Years
Paige Huck, a 45-year-old former volunteer cheerleading coach and substitute teacher at River Valley High School in Gallia County, Ohio, was arrested in August (2023) on six felony counts of unlawful sexual misconduct with minors.
Both Paige and her former husband Matthew, the former school wrestling coach, betrayed the trust of parents and teens by working together to lure boys on the school’s wrestling team into sexual activity as early as 2003.
We are helping survivors of the Hucks’ abuse join powerful civil legal action to hold the school accountable for what happened. Even if you are part of the ongoing criminal case, you can still join the civil lawsuit.
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Gallia County community residents and local police have told reporters they believe more survivors will come forward, according to the Columbus Dispatch, calling the lawsuits filed thus far “the tip of the iceberg.” 1
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River Valley High School – What Did They Know? What Did They Do?
The civil lawsuit claims that multiple principals of River Valley High School, and at least one former superintendent of Gallia County Local Schools, knew about the allegations against Matthew Huck and his wife, Michal “Paige” Huck, as early as 2004 and yet did nothing.
The civil lawsuit also indicates that a report was made to Gallia County Jobs and Family Services in late 2016, after a nude photograph of Paige Huck was discovered on a student’s phone. The agency’s report even affirmed there were SnapChat exchanges between Mrs. Huck and students and indicated the images may have constituted a federal crime – and yet there was never a criminal investigation.
Until now. Eight years later.
Astoundingly, Matthew Huck, also an agriculture teacher at River Valley, was only recently placed on leave pending the case’s outcome, after having earlier been approved to teach and coach for the upcoming school year by the Board of Education last July (2023).
Local Ohio NBC news reported that Mr. Huck picked up kids and delivered them to his wife, using burner phones to keep conversations private and advising the boys where to park their cars in seclusion to avoid detection.
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If you were a student at River Valley High School and exposed to inappropriate behavior by Paige or Matthew Huck, it is important to understand that this was not your fault. You were a minor. The Hucks took advantage of you and the school did not protect you.
While the ongoing criminal case is important, it is critically important for all survivors to come forward and join the civil lawsuit. This is how you can pursue justice and create change so that this never happens again.
Please allow A Case for Justice to hear your story and help you get the legal assistance that you need. We do not charge you for our services and the law firms we work with operate on a contingency fee basis.
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Sources
- Bethany Bruner, “Lawsuit accuses Gallia County coach, ex-wife of sexually abusing athletes for 15 years,”
Columbus Dispatch, November 21, 2023
