Horace Mann sex abuse scandal involved 64 students and 22 faculty, staff: report

NEW YORK
New York Daily News

BY GINGER ADAMS OTIS

As many as 64 students at an upscale Bronx prep school Horace Mann were abused by as many as 22 faculty and staff in a decades-long sex abuse scandal, according to an independent report released Wednesday.

The comprehensive report was the result of an investigation funded by Horace Mann alumni and conducted by Judge Leslie Crocker Snyder — who noted throughout her findings the school refused to

Snyder had to rely primarily on the testimony of alleged sex abuse victims, she said. …

l Included among the abusers — both men and women — were a headmaster, coaches, teachers, a school chaplain, a dean of guidance and department heads.

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