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By Molly Eadie, meadie@troyrecord.com, @mollyeadie on Twitter
POSTED: 09/23/14
ALBANY >> A 39-year-old man Monday publicly announced he was sexually abused by a teacher at LaSalle Institute more than 20 years ago.
At a news conference in front of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany Pastoral Center, Michael Cioppa, of Latham, said his alleged abuser was fired for his actions, but has continued teaching, and is currently a college professor.
Cioppa said when he was 16, the then-principal of LaSalle sent him for private tutoring at this lay teacher’s home, but told him to keep the arrangement a secret.
He received a passing grade in exchange for sexual favors, Cioppa said, and came forward two years after graduation, when he found out his younger brother would have the same teacher.
Cioppa told his father, who informed a State Trooper who was also a deacon on the Catholic Church.
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