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If you remember, Alex Shoumatoff set out last year to help his Harvard roommate Jock Hooper do a smear job on the Bohemian Club, which is a kind of resort home for many San Francisco luminaries, and not all of them male. Hooper was someone described as a “disgruntled former member” of the exclusive gentlemen’s club that is favored by the business elite, former presidents, international leaders, and men who enjoy music, wine and song, and ok, I know at least two women who’ve recently been there (with their boyfriends). The club’s lightened up a lot over the years.
Judge Diana Becton Smith said a gag order prevents the Contra Costa County District Attorney and Public Defender’s Office — which is representing the boy — from discussing the case with the media.
Police said at least two students happened upon the attack. One student alerted an adult, while another physically interceded. Neither police nor school officials gave a reason for why the students weren’t in class at the time. The girl had previously complained to school officials that the boy sexually harassed her, according to police.
The West Contra Costa school district officials placed Portola Principal Denise Van Hook and Vice Principal Matthew Burnham on paid administrative for four days while they launched their still ongoing investigation into both the incident and campus security.
Students are now required to have an adult escort when they leave class for a restroom break or other business. The school had already hired a
