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Longtime Linfield College board
member David Jubb sexually assaulted student, lawsuit says
Updated Dec 11, 9:45 AM; Posted Dec
10, 6:22 PM
The chair of the college's board emailed
other trustees on June 17 that trustee David Jubb had resigned, "due to
health concerns.'' The college spokesman, contacted Tuesday, said that Jubb
resigned after a student complained about his "inappropriate advances.''
(Photo by Daniel Hurst/Courtesy of Linfield College)
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
A member of Linfield College’s board
of trustees resigned earlier this year after a student who also served on the
board complained that he sexually assaulted her as they were leaving a
faculty-trustee dinner and later at a bar where the trustees had gathered,
according to a federal suit.
AnnaMarie Motis told the board’s
chair that trustee David Jubb put his hands up her dress twice on an evening in
February and touched her buttocks and genitalia, the suit says.
Her suit, filed Tuesday in U.S.
District Court in Portland, accuses Jubb of battery and the college of
negligence in failing to protect her. She’s seeking at least $550,000 in
damages.
“The former trustee involved in this
complaint is no longer a member of the Board and has not attended any college functions
since we were made aware of the allegation,’’ Linfield College spokesman Scott
Nelson said in a statement.
Jubb, 70, is a 1971 Linfield College
graduate and had served on the board since 1994, chairing its financial affairs
committee, according to a college magazine. He’s a retired partner of
PricewaterhouseCoopers and is a board member of The Reser Family Foundation.
The Oregonian/OregonLive generally
doesn’t identify alleged victims of sexual abuse but Motis said she wanted to
be named.
She was an undergraduate student
representative on the college’s board when she attended a faculty-trustees
dinner on Feb. 15 at Michelbook Country Club after a board meeting. She was
invited to join other trustees at a bar following the dinner.
Jubb said he would pay for an Uber
and insisted that Motis accompany him to the bar, Nick’s Backroom in
McMinnville, according to her suit.
As they waited in the foyer of the
country club for their ride, the student said Jubb told her he was staying at
the Atticus hotel in downtown McMinnville and would bring her with him after
they met others at the bar and "end the night there,'' the suit says.
Motis said Jubb grabbed her and
pulled her body to his. She objected, telling him, “I feel like that’s a little
close,’” the suit says.
Jubb didn’t stop and reached under
her skirt and aggressively grabbed her bare buttocks, the suit alleges.
The student stepped away, the suit
says, and told Jubb, “That’s definitely not something I’m comfortable with.’’
Another trustee entered the foyer
and offered the student and Jubb a ride to the bar. Once they arrived, they
learned Nick’s was closed, so the trustees decided to go to another bar in
downtown McMinnville, The Oak.
Once at The Oak, the student sat
opposite Jubb at a narrow table.
He “aggressively bumped” her legs
under the table, according to the suit. She moved her chair to be further away,
but Jubb pulled her chair closer to him, “then thrust his hand’’ under her
dress and touched her genitalia, the suit says.
Motis immediately left the table and
told others she needed to leave.
Within a week, the student reported
Jubb’s behavior to the board chair and to the college. The chair assured Motis
that Jubb would be removed from the board by May, the suit says.
Nelson said when Motis reported the
“inappropriate advances,’’ college officials advised her of her options,
including going to the McMinnville Police Department and having the college
conduct a Title IX sexual harassment investigation. Nelson did not say whether
the college contacted McMinnville police.
“In every case of an allegation like
this, we advise the students of their options on-campus and off, including
going to the police. We offer them resources and help, depending upon what they
would like to do. But we would never disclose a student’s decisions without
their permission,’’ Nelson said.
The student went to McMinnville
police on March 20, according to her lawyers, Erin Greenawald and Sean Riddell.
Jubb resigned from the board in
June. He did not return multiple phone and email messages seeking comment.
In a June 17 email to board members,
Linfield College board chair David Baca wrote trustees that Jubb had advised
him he was resigning “due to health concerns.”
“Dave provided valuable service to
the board and the College over many decades,” the email said. “He has been a
classmate, friend, and associate of many of us for years, and for those so
moved, it is appropriate to express gratitude for his positive contributions,
but in doing so we should respect Dave’s privacy. Best Regards, David Baca
Chair of the Board”
"Last week, Dave Jubb advised
me he was resigning from the Board due to health concerns,'' Chair David Baca
wrote, according to the suit.
On July 9, Linfield College
interviewed Motis.
The police investigation went to the
Yamhill County District Attorney’s Office for review, according to the suit.
Yamhill District Attorney Brad Berry
said Tuesday that his office is still reviewing the investigative material,
which has been assigned to a deputy district attorney. No charges have been
filed at this time.
The office first received material
from McMinnville police in August, then more information from police, as well
as other sources, in September and additional material about two weeks ago,
Berry said.
The college inquiry is still
pending, according to the suit.
The suit alleges the college was
aware of a prior allegation of sexual harassment involving Jubb but failed to
investigate.
“Ms. Motis was subjected to a
hostile educational environment created by Linfield’s failure to properly
investigate and/or address Defendant Jubb’s previous allegations of sexual
assault or sexually inappropriate behavior,” it says.
The college has not yet been
officially served with the suit. “But rest assured that protecting students is,
and will always be, our highest priority,” Nelson said Tuesday.
Motis is on leave from the school.
She’s seeking economic damages of
$250,000, non-economic damages of $300,000 for emotional distress and
psychological damage and unspecified punitive damages.
She also wants a judge to order the
college to take steps to prevent sex-based discrimination, harassment and
assault and fully investigate conduct that may constitute sex-based harassment
and/or sexual assault and respond appropriately.
-- Maxine Bernstein
Email at mbernstein@oregonian.com
Follow on Twitter @maxoregonian
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www.linfield.edu/assets/files/advancement/magazine/Linfield_mag_Winter_09.pdf
LINFIELD magazine Winter 2009
Dave Jubb ’71 graduated from Linfield and subsequently earned both a CPA and law degree. A retired PricewaterhouseCoopers partner and currently vice chairman of a large food manufacturing company, he has served on the college’s Board of Trustees since 1994 and chairs the board’s Financial Affairs Committee.
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https://thelinfieldreview.com/7117/opinion/post-college-lifestyle-yields-excitement-new-adventures/
LINFIELD REVIEW student newspaper April 8, 2011
Dave Jubb, class of ’71, recently wrote me an email and said “life after college is a wonderful adventure full of fun and excitement.”
He added, “College was great, but from the viewpoint of an old man looking back, I say it’s the start of a fabulous journey.”
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A Linf grad says: “Jubb is an interesting public speaker. He spoke to our accounting group when I was a senior...he claimed to have been ticketed for going 100mph on Linfield Avenue.”
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https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/31340116/Motis_v_Linfield_College_et_al
Motis v. Linfield College et a
Oregon District Court
Judge: Anna J Brown
Case #: 3:19-cv-02000
Nature of Suit 448 Civil Rights - Education
Cause 42:1981 Civil Rights
Discovery and Pretrial Scheduling Order - FORM EVENT
Tue 12/10 11:49 AM
Notice of Case Assignment to Judge Anna J. Brown and Discovery and Pretrial Scheduling Order. NOTICE: Counsel shall print and serve the summonses and all documents issued by the Clerk at the time of filing upon all named parties in accordance with Local Rule 3-5 . Discovery is to be completed by 4/8/2020. Joint Alternate Dispute Resolution Report is due by 5/8/2020. Pretrial Order is due by 5/8/2020. Ordered by Judge Anna J. Brown. (ecp)
Complaint - Intervenor
Tue 12/10 10:54 AM
Complaint. Filing fee in the amount of $400 collected. Agency Tracking ID: 0979-6115507. Filed by Anna Marie Motis against All Defendants. (Riddell, Sean) Modified on 12/10/2019 to correct event and add payment information(ecp)
Defendant David Jubb Represented By Paula A. Barran Barran Liebman LLP
Defendant Linfield College Represented By Paula A. Barran Barran Liebman LLP
Plaintiff AnnaMarie Motis Represented By Sean J. Riddell
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Linfield College 2018-19 Catalog Trustees includes:
David R. Jubb, '71
1994, Vice Chairman and General Counsel, Reser's Fine Foods
Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
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https://www.linfield.edu/career/about-us/annamarie-motis-bio.html
A little about AnnaMarie!
Education:
Major: Political Science
Minor: Law, Rights, and Justice & Economics
Status: Junior
Hometown:
Homer & Nome, Alaska
Interview Tip:
Wear an outfit you feel over-the-top confident in, have certain stories in mind that highlight your strengths, and smile!!
Ask AnnaMarie About:
Leadership Opportunities on Campus & Document Editing
Favorite College Class:
United States Supreme Court
Favorite Quote:
"To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life." -The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Favorite City:
Portland, Oregon
Favorite Book:
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Furthest Location Traveled:
Machu Picchu (Cuzco, Peru)
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