Secret recordings, assaults lead to long prison term for \u2018sadistic\u2019 Oakland County doctor<\/a><\/p>\nThe lawsuit accuses Goldfish Swim School of negligence and a lack of security for people changing in the community changing room at the business, stating there were no assigned employees to monitor to see who was coming in and out of the changing room, and there were no proper policies, procedures or guidelines in place to ensure the safety and security of the changing room.<\/p>\n
Goldfish Swim School \u201cfailed to take reasonable measures to ensure that individuals using private changing rooms and disrobing were safe from being recorded without their consent,\u201d the lawsuit alleged.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit also stated that Aejaz was able to walk freely into the facility without children present and with no reason to be on the premises.<\/p>\n
A jury trial was demanded for the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Local 4 reached out to Goldfish Swim School officials regarding the lawsuit, who provided no comment pending litigation.<\/p>\n
The woman represented in the lawsuit provided the following statement:<\/p>\n
\u201cGoldfish\u00a0Swim\u00a0had every opportunity to protect the families and children in its facilities, and it failed. A man walked into a children\u2019s swim school dozens of times with a hidden camera, and no one ever stopped him. I\u2019m\u00a0bringing this case so that real changes are made to protect the families and children who walk through those doors every day.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
I want other families to know that they are not alone.\u00a0I encourage any families who\u00a0attended Goldfish Swim in Rochester with their children\u00a0to reach out to the Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u00a0to find out if they were recorded.\u00a0Together, we can\u00a0advocate\u00a0to create lasting change for our children.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cParents across the country trust Goldfish Swim Schools with their children,\u201d said Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller of Sommers Schwartz P.C., who is co-counsel for the plaintiff in the lawsuit. \u201cOur investigation has found that Goldfish had no policies or procedures whatsoever to secure its changing rooms or adequately screen who entered the facility. It takes tremendous courage to step forward as Ms. Dean has, and we hope other families who were affected will feel empowered to come forward as well. We are filing this class action to hold the company accountable and to ensure meaningful reforms are made to protect families at its more than 150 locations nationwide.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Aejaz set up the secret camera, Goldfish Swim School created the environment that allowed this to happen,\u201d said Megan Bonanni of Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers, who is co-counsel for the plaintiff in the lawsuit. \u201cWe are disappointed, but not surprised, that more people have been harmed by Goldfish\u2019s negligence. Aejaz is not the first person to commit this kind of crime, and he won\u2019t be the last, which is exactly why Goldfish must be held accountable so that no one else is given the opportunity to do this.\u201d <\/p>\n
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