Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN — An expanded federal lawsuit against Ursuline High School involving allegations of hazing by its football program was filed Monday by the same attorneys who filed previous lawsuits.

The expanded lawsuit adds a new family as plaintiffs, adds another defendant — former athletic director John DeSantis — and adds more evidence and more allegations against school officials, including administrators and coaches.

The original lawsuit was filed in September by a mother and her children using the pseudonym “Doe” and numbered 200 pages. It alleges hazing and sexual abuse stemming from a football team trip over the summer. Named as defendants in that suit were school administrators, coaches, players and their parents, as well as the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown and Bisho

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