OAKLAND, Calif. —

Seven former students of Oakland's Pacific Boychoir Academy say Grammy award-winning director Kevin Fox sexually harassed and abused them as kids.

The plaintiffs are suing PBA, alleging over a decade of negligence and sexual harassment by Fox. The lawsuit was filed Monday.

This story was first reported by our partners at the San Francisco Chronicle .

Four of the seven plaintiffs used their names in the lawsuit: Zach Salsburg-Frank, Peter Kenton, Gavin Beretvas and Jeremy Davis. The other three are identified as John Doe 1, John Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3.

The four plaintiffs who used their names shared how the abuse has had a lifelong impact on them, saying they now suffer from depression and anxiety.

"It's tainted my entire childhood," said Salsburg-Frank.

Kenton said

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