FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A claim for damages alleges the Fresno Unified School District and Fresno High School permitted a convicted felon and registered sex offender to be around students.

The claim also alleges the school did not conduct mandatory fingerprint clearance or background checks. The claim names Dusty William Lewis as the volunteer softball coach who made female athletes uncomfortable.

“As an attorney, I just look at it that under California law, public schools sort of have a legal and moral responsibility to protect children from this type of what we call foreseeable harm,” the claimant's lawyer Joe Barrett said.

Legal documents show that a female student had uncomfortable interactions with Lewis. According to Megan’s Law, Lewis is a registered sex offender after being

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