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- A federal judge has ordered Shaun Harrison, 58, to pay more than $10 million to a child he shot in the head.
- Harrison was a beloved dean at a Boston high school.
- But he was also associated with a gang and had recruited students to sell him drugs.
A federal judge on Friday ordered a former dean at a Boston school to pay more than $10 million in restitution to a former student who shot him.
Shaun Harrison, a former dean at the English high school, was convicted in 2018 of assault after shooting a then 17-year-old in the back of the head.
He had recruited the teenager to help him distribute marijuana throughout the school, The Associated Press mentionted at that time. But then the two got into an argument and Harrison shot him in 2015. The teenager was treated at a hospital and told police Harrison was the one who shot him.
The 17-year-old, Luis Rodriguez, is paralyzed from the gunshot and has hearing problems, as well as facial neuropathy, a condition that causes severe bouts of pain in the face, AP mentionted. Rodriguez has also developed an opioid addiction because he takes prescription pills to deal with the intense pain from the bullet still inside his head.
Harrison was sentenced to 26 years in prison in 2018. And on Friday, he was ordered to pay $7.5 million in restitution for pain and emotional distress, as well as $2.5 million in punitive damages. He also had to cough up $80,000 to cover the teenager’s medical expenses, the AP reported.
The trial leading to his conviction revealed that Harrison, 58, was leading a double life. He was beloved by students, who affectionately called him “Rev,” according to the AP. He served as a student mentor and youth minister.
But he appeared as an associate of the Latin Kings gang, the AP reported. In that role, he got students at the high school he once worked at to pass out marijuana to other kids.
“The ruling against Mr. Harrison as an individual will ensure that he will never be able to profit from any endeavor once he is released, including selling the rights to this story for publication,” Rodriguez’s attorney, John Martin, told the AP.
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