Dallas (21 de noviembre de 2025)—Herz Law y las familias de víctimas que representa fueron profundamente decepcionados por la declaración en una conferencia de prensa el martes por el jefe de policía de Celina que el Departamento iba a cerrar su investigación sobre las acusaciones de grabación por teléfono celular en el vestuario por William Caleb Elliott antes de haber examinado importantes preguntas sobre la directiva y la seguridad infantil en la escuela que permitió que estos insidiosos incidentes se desarrollaran en primer lugar y pueden permitir que se repitan.
Sala de prensa de Celina ISD
Herz Law ha demandado a William Caleb Elliott y el distrito escolar independiente (en sus siglas en inglés, ISD) de Celina por lo que sucedió en el vestuario de Moore Middle School.
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case eventDoe Families I—XII v. Celina Indep. Sch. Dist. et al., No. 471-08453-2025 (471st Dist. Ct., Collin County, Tex.).Celina ISD appeared and answered in our civil suit through its attorney, pleading a general denial of all of Plaintiffs’ allegations, requiring them to prove their case at trial. Tex. R. Civ. P. 83 (Answer), 92 (General Denial). Celina ISD further raised an affirmative defense of governmental immunity for those acts or omissions occurring before the date that the law for suing schools for teacher sexual misconduct became effective, September 1, 2025. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 94; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code ch. 118.
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Federal Criminal Indictmentenglish
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case eventUnited States v. William Caleb Elliott, No. 4:25-cr-00226-ALM-BD (E.D. Tex.).In a separate criminal suit, the United States government presented an indictment to a federal grand jury, which signed and returned the true bill, indicting Caleb Elliott on eight counts of sexual exploitation of children a/k/a production of child pornography or the attempt thereof, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a) and (e).
In federal criminal practice, a grand jury is 16–23 people, summoned by the court. Fed. R. Crim. P. 6. Grand jury proceedings are secret, and one-sided, where the prosecutor convinces the grand jury to indict the defendant, without the defendant or his attorney present. Id. A criminal defendant is entitled to notice of charges against him, this generally occurs by indictment or information. For a misdemeanor, an information is all that is necessary. Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(a)(2); 58(b)(1). An information is “an accusation…without an indictment…made by a public prosecutor, without the intervention of a grand jury.” U.S. Dep’t of Just., Crim. Res. Manual § 1-499.201 (quoting Information, Black’s Law Dictionary (6th ed. 1990)). A felony, however, must be prosecuted on indictment. Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(a)(1) ; U.S. Const. amend. V. An indictment is “an accusation in writing…originating with a prosecutor and issued by a grand jury…An indictment is referred to as a ‘true bill,’ whereas failure to indict is called a ‘no bill.’” U.S. Dep’t of Just., Crim. Res. Manual § 1-499.201 (quoting Indictment, Black’s Law Dictionary (6th ed. 1990)).
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postDallas (7 de noviembre de 2025)—Herz Law y Bruce Kaye son conscientes de una orden de detención adicional, que se cree que es el tercer, emitida contra William Caleb Elliott por sospecha de inducir una exhibición sexual de un niño, un delito grave (felonía) de segundo grado. Véase Código Penal de Texas § 43.25(b). Esta detención es un producto directo del litigio de los demandantes en este caso y las alegaciones allí dentro, y que no habría ocurrido sin el valor de la víctima joven involucrada.
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case eventDoe Families I—XII v. Celina Indep. Sch. Dist. et al., No. 471-08453-2025 (471st Dist. Ct., Collin County, Tex.).Amending the lawsuit to add nine more families, now twelve total.
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case eventDoe Families I—XII v. Celina Indep. Sch. Dist. et al., No. 471-08453-2025 (471st Dist. Ct., Collin County, Tex.). -
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postDallas (22 de octubre de 2025)—Herz Law y Bruce Kaye han presentado un litigio en el tribunal del distrito del condado de Collin en nombre de familias cuyos hijos asisten a la escuela secundaria Moore (Moore Middle School) en la ciudad de Celina, basado en información de la policía que el entrenador asistente del fútbol americano, William Caleb Elliott supuestamente capturó imágenes en secreto de niños de 14 y 15 años desnudos en el vestuario masculino.
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Plaintiffs' Original Petitionenglish
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case eventDoe Families I–III v. Celina Indep. Sch. Dist. et al., No. 471-08453-2025 (471st Dist. Ct., Collin County, Tex.).A Petition by parents from three separate families, as next friends of their three minor children, against Celina ISD and William Caleb Elliott, alleging Elliott’s intrusion upon seclusion and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and alleging the ISD was grossly negligent in hiring, supervising, or employing that professional school employee. This is necessary to overcome governmental immunity under Chapter 118 of the CPRC, enacted by HB 4623. Filed in Collin County District Court to start the lawsuit.