Principal at Portland school where girl, 9, was 'gang-raped in a bathroom by two boys' is slammed for launching internal probe and not telling cops - as it emerges child was sexually attacked TWICE before without cops being told

The principal of a Portland school where a nine-year-girl was allegedly gang-raped is being slammed for not taking the case to cops as a lawsuit from the girl's family claims that there were two prior incidents of sexual assault against the little girl. 

A $9million lawsuit was filed last month by the family of the unidentified girl who was allegedly attacked in the bathroom of her elementary school by two boys.

The lawsuit alleges that in 2022, when the little girl was in third grade at Scott Elementary School in Portland, a classmate touched her genitals over her clothing without her permission.

A teacher was overseeing the class in which the alleged sexual assault took place, according to the lawsuit. In another incident, a student tried to kiss the girl without her consent - which caused the girl to hit him in self defense. 

Then in April 2022, two other students in the after-school group, Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN), told the little girl they would 'find out where she lived' unless she told the teacher she was going to the bathroom.

The principal of a Portland school where a nine-year-girl was allegedly gang-raped is being slammed for not taking the case to cops as a lawsuit from the girl's family claims that there were two prior incidents of sexual assault against the little girl 

José Salinas was announced as the interim principal at Schott Elementary School on July 15, 2021, and served as the school's leader until October, 2023

In the bathroom, the students removed her pants and took turns forcibly penetrating the girl as she begged them to stop, according to the lawsuit, which was obtained by Oregon Live. 

They took turns blocking the door to the bathroom stall as the other raped her, the lawsuit alleges.   

When the parent of one of the male students involved found out about the disturbing incident, he notified school staffers.

However, instead of going to the cops with the deeply concerning claims, the school's staff members took matters into their own hands, according to the legal filing.

'PPS staff undertook their own internal investigation,' the lawsuit said. 

Staff interviewed the nine-year-old girl without notifying her family or legal representatives, according to the court filings. 

In response to the earlier incident involving the forced kiss, the two students were suspended and the little girl's father was told that they would enact a 'safety plan' for her. 

The girl's father eventually transferred her and her younger brother to a different school in the district - which took over a month and disrupted her education, the lawsuit claims.

The alleged perpetrators were only suspended for one day.

Six days after the incident, her father took her to Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel for a medical checkup - which concluded that 'the history provided was highly concerning for sexual abuse.'

The lawsuit alleges three separate incidents in which the little girl was sexually assaulted, including a student touching her genitals over her clothing, being kissed without permission and being 'gang-raped' in a school bathroom 

The lawsuit outlines how the disturbing rape incident left the little girl to cope with trauma, pain, suffering, social anxiety and academic setbacks.

Portland Public Schools along with the SUN program affiliates are being called out in the suit for multiple failures, including not teaching students about sexual boundaries, not enforcing rules around sexual behavior on school property and not communicating with other adult caregivers about the plaintiff's history and safety concerns.

José Salinas was announced as the interim principal at Schott Elementary School on July 15, 2021, and served as the school's leader until Tiana Ahmann was announced as the interim principal in October, 2023, over a year after the incident happened. 

'The district learned of these new allegations last week when we received the lawsuit, and we are investigating,' said Sydney Kelly, a spokesperson for Portland Public Schools. 

'We are mandatory reporters, meaning we must report any instance of possible child abuse and neglect. We take our responsibilities as mandatory reporters seriously and follow the law around reporting.' 

DailyMail.com has reached out to Scott Elementary school and the Portland Public Schools system for comment on this story.