RHODE ISLAND
Daily Mail (UK)
By Regina F. Graham and Kelly Mclaughlin For Dailymail.com and Associated Press
An internal investigation by a prestigious Rhode Island boarding school has found that 26 students were sexually abused by six school employees in the 1970s and 1980s.
St. George’s School sent a letter to alumni Wednesday detailing the credible allegations and apologizing for not doing more at the time to keep students safe and report abusers to authorities.
The letter from the Middletown school names only one of the six former employees, Al Gibbs, an athletic trainer who was fired in 1980 and has since died.
The others have now been reported to Rhode Island State Police, as have three former students accused of misconduct.
‘To all victims, we are truly, deeply sorry for the harm done to you by former employees or former students of the School,’ the letter states according to The Boston Globe.
‘We are heartbroken for you and for the pain and suffering that you have endured.
‘We pledge to do all we can to support you in your efforts to heal, if you want or need our support.’
The school says it is forming a support group, therapy fund for victims and creating an independent advisory support group.
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