RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Public Radio
By ELISABETH HARRISON
In a written statement, St. George’s School “deeply apologizes” for the harm done by employees and former students accused of sexual abuse.
“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 school said on Tuesday.
The statement followed an afternoon press conference in which attorneys for several former students said they have received 40 “credible reports of abuse” from alumni, more than the school has previously acknowledged.
“Three quarters of these reports have been made in the last 20 days,” wrote the attorneys, Eric MacLeish and Carmen Durso in a response to the school’s internal investigation. “The total number of alleged staff perpetrators of abuse is seven, with the most recent in 2004. The total number of students reporting rape by other students is four.”
St. George’s School, in its investigation, found 26 credible accounts of abuse by former students, involving six former school employees. The school also found some evidence of student-on-student sexual violence.
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