CALIFORNIA
KGO
By Dan Noyes
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Archbishop Riordan High School (ARHS), a prestigious, all-male Catholic prep school run by the Archdiocese of San Francisco, is facing a scandal involving sexually-graphic pictures and a racy video of a student. Tuition is $16,820, but boarding students pay $47,500.
Over the last 18 months, at least five teachers have complained to the archdiocese about the principal showing pictures of naked women and other images not appropriate for a school environment. And some of those teachers tell Dan Noyes they have faced retaliation because they took a stand.
Vittorio Anastasio graduated from Riordan, coached the wrestling team for years, worked as guidance counselor and became principal in 2013. The I-Team spoke with several teachers now accusing the 48-year-old of conduct that is not proper for a school setting.
Teacher 1: “And he showed me an inappropriate picture of a frontal of a naked woman.”
Noyes: “From top to bottom?”
Teacher 1: “Yes.”
Noyes: “You could see everything?”
Teacher 1: “Yes.”
The I-Team spoke with three Riordan High teachers on camera. They don’t want to show their faces out of concern for their careers. Their stories echo what Noyes heard from other faculty and staff — that Anastasio, on more than 20 occasions, used a phone or iPad to show pictures of naked women, including some sexually-explicit photos, and one picture of the principal meeting porn star Ron Jeremy.
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