RHODE ISLAND
CNN
By Ray Sanchez, CNN
(CNN)Rhode Island State Police are investigating allegations of sexual abuse of more than two dozen students by employees of the prestigious St. George’s School in the 1970s and ’80s — abuse the school admitted it “failed on several occasions” to report to authorities.
In a news conference Tuesday, victims of the alleged abuse and their lawyers called for an independent investigation of the abuse and criticized the school’s response to the allegations.
The school, in a statement released Tuesday, said it “deeply apologizes for the harm done to alumni” and for how its handling of the abuse “served to compound this harm.”
“We recognize the long-lasting impact of sexual abuse and are dedicated to working with survivors to aid them in healing from its painful aftermath,” the statement said.
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