REDLANDS, Calif. – A former California high school teacher who was convicted of having sex with three underage students is the defendant in a lawsuit filed by one of her young victims, who is also the father of her child.

The lawsuit claims that school employees, including various members of the teacher’s family who worked for the school district, had knowledge of her sexual activity with students and helped her cover it up. The school district and one other school employee are named as co-defendants in the lawsuit.

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In his complaint, the victim, referred to as John BB Doe, claims that Laura Whitehurst, a former teacher, soccer coach and student activities advisor at Citrus Valley High School in the Redlands Unified School District, carried on a sexual relationship with him from June 2012 until June 2013.

The relationship ended when the boy’s mother learned about the relationship and contacted police.

“This is one of the most disturbing cases of child sexual abuse ever seen in San Bernadino County,” said attorney Heather Cullen, one of several lawyers representing John BB Doe. “In addition to engaging in a year-long sexual relationship with a child that resulted in her pregnancy, defendant Whitehurst actually called the (high school) principal to excuse the victim’s absences (from school) while he was attending OBGYN appointments with her.”

Whitehurst was arrested in May 2013, and two other students subsequently stepped forward and claimed they also had sexual relationships with Whitehurst while they were 14- and 16-years-old, respectively.

Whitehurst initially faced 41 felony counts and the possibility of up to 29 years in prison.

“She made some big mistakes,” James Gass, Whitehurst’s attorney during criminal proceedings, told NBC at the time of her plea. “There are serious consequences, and she will pay them.”

Whether that turned out to be true is open to debate.

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Whitehurst cut a deal with prosecutors and finally pleaded guilty to six felony counts associated with all three victims. She was sentenced to a year in jail and five years of probation, but only served four months behind bars before her early release in January.

She is required to register on the state’s sex offender list for life.

“I felt it was a tad bit too short from my perspective,” Andy Woosley, the stepfather of one victim, told NBC about Whitehurst’s early release. “There’s a trust that parents give to teachers to care for our children. She violated that trust.”

Lawsuit claims school staff members knew about abuse 

Whitehurst, who was 29 when she was released from jail, still has legal problems to worry about. First and foremost is the lawsuit filed by John BB Doe.

Doe, who was 16 when the relationship began, claims he was pressured by Whitehurst into repeated sexual contact over the course of about a year, which resulted in a pregnancy he did not want and severe emotional distress.

“Whitehurst began by asking John BB Doe if he was single,” Doe’s legal complaint says. “Whitehurst also drove John BB Doe home from school functions. Whitehurst began spending long hours with John BB Doe both on and off the physical premises of high school and the school district. During associated student body functions, Whitehurst grabbed Plaintiff’s hand to hold while at a school function at Disneyland, and Whitehurst thereafter told Plaintiff she wanted to kiss him.

“Whitehurst sexually harassed, abused and molested John BB Doe on multiple occasions ranging from in or around June 2012 through in or around June 2013.

“Whitehurst repeatedly coerced Plaintiff into having sexual intercourse when Plaintiff expressed his desire not to. As a result of this sexual abuse, Whitehurst became impregnated with Plaintiff’s child, and gave birth to the child in June 2013.”

There’s more:

The lawsuit claims that Whitehurst demanded that Doe keep their relationship a secret, told him that her pregnancy was the result of “divine intervention,” harassed him into leaving various school classes to have sex with her, demanded that he rub her feet and torso daily on school property, demanded that he attend her medical exams during her pregnancy, called the principal to explain Plaintiff’s absences while he attended medical appointments with her, and demanding that he refrain from any sort of social contact with other females.

As a result of the sexual abuse, Doe experienced feelings of anger, anxiety, depression and helplessness, the legal complaint said. He also had trouble sleeping and experienced trust and control issues, according to the complaint.

“As a direct result of the sexual harassment, molestation and abuse of Plaintiff by Whitehurst, Plaintiff has difficulty in reasonably or meaningfully interacting with others, including those in a position of authority over Plaintiff, including supervisors, and in intimate, confidential and familial relationships…” the legal complaint says.

One of the most disturbing claims in the lawsuit is that members of the Citrus Valley High School staff, including a teacher who was close friends with Whitehurst, had knowledge of her sexual relationships with John BB Doe and other students and failed to intervene or alert authorities.

“Laura Elizabeth Whitehurst pled guilty to molesting two other boys in addition to our client,” attorney John Manly, who is representing John BB Doe, said in a prepared statement. “Whitehurst had family members employed by the school district who helped conceal her criminal conduct. Citrus Valley High School and Redlands Unified School District share responsibility for this tragedy.”

Attorney Vince Finaldi, who is also representing John BB Doe, told EAGnews that evidence of the employees’ knowledge of the affairs will be revealed as the legal process continues.