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When she saw his mug shot, with the headline that he’d been charged with sexually assaulting a student, all the painful memories came flooding back.

Toronto Police had issued a statement that they’d arrested Wexford Collegiate School of the Arts teacher John Kraft, 57, after a female student alleged she’d been sexually assaulted multiple times between late last year and March.

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“I saw it scrolling down my Facebook timeline,” she recalls of the article that appeared back in April. “I wasn’t shocked.”

She finally knew what she had to do. She picked up the phone and called police. Now Kraft stands charged with sexually assaulting her as well.

And on Thursday, she filed a $1-million lawsuit against the teacher and the Toronto District School Board, alleging he groomed her for years and the board did nothing to protect her.

Her name covered by a court-ordered publication ban, the former student is a model now, poised and beautiful, but inside, still struggling to cope. Back in 2010, Kraft had been her set design teacher at Wexford and she holds him responsible for the mental health issues she’s suffered ever since. She had to drop out of university and her anxiety and depression have made navigating her 20s increasingly difficult.