And reporting by The Boston Globe revealed sweeping allegations of sexual abuse at St. George’s School in Rhode Island. In an interview, current officials with St. Paul’s School were quick to distance themselves from the old report. “The school had a very deliberate pattern and practice of dealing with complaints of sexual abuse,” said Paul Mones, a lawyer who represents victims of sexual abuse. At St. Paul’s, the investigation mentioned no reports of abuse by employees after 1988 because the investigators said they received none. “Our history with regard to sexual abuse and sexual misconduct,” they added, “is a painful one.”

Source: New York Times May 22, 2017 17:11 UTC