MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND
NBC 10
BY ADAM BAGNI, NBC 10 NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6TH 2016
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A former headmaster at St. George’s School in Middletown denies claims that he covered up, or ignored, student allegations of sexual abuse.
The elite prep school is currently engulfed in a major sexual abuse scandal.
Tony Zane, who ran the school from 1972-1984, spoke exclusively to NBC 10 News on the steps of his New Bedford home Wednesday.
“I never called her crazy,” he said.
The 85-year-old is fighting off allegations from the 1970s and ’80s. Alleged victims claim he protected sexual abusers and was anything but supportive.
“I walked into his office. I told him what happened. He looked at me and said, ‘You’re just a distraught young lady. You’re mentally unstable,'” said alleged victim Katie Wales Lovkay.
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