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The criminal trial in a sex abuse case involving a former San Ramon Valley Unified School District teacher that was set to kick off this week has been delayed for an eighth time.
According to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, the judge assigned to the Nicholas Moseby case — who is accused of sexual harassment and abuse of multiple students — has been redirected to a murder trial this week, causing yet another delay in Moseby’s trial.
Although the docket currently lists April 2 as the next date for the Moseby trial, spokesperson Ted Asregadoo said that it will likely be a shorter hearing aimed at setting a new trial date, with the murder trial estimated to last for approximately three months.
Contra Costa County Judge John Kennedy has been assigned to the murder trial against two Antioch men who were previously convicted for a 2015 gang-related shooting in a move that was later overturned by the appeals court in 2023. That trial is set to kick off next Tuesday.
It’s been approximately two and a half years since the office first announced criminal charges against Moseby in September 2022, with the delays so far having been attributed to scheduling obstacles and requests for more time by attorneys for both sides. He has pleaded not guilty.
Moseby is also facing child sex abuse allegations in a civil case brought against him, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and multiple administrators, and the San Ramon cheer and tumbling gym NorCal Elites. He has filed a cross-complaint in that case, alleging that he was the target of racist harassment by the anonymous plaintiffs and their parents, calling for the alleged victims to stand as adults, and seeking more than $750,000 in damages.
According to a recent court filing from attorneys for the plaintiffs, discovery in the civil case can’t begin until after the criminal trial is concluded.
