A yearlong investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct at an all-boys private school in Bethesda uncovered several years of abuse by a former teacher, school leaders announced Thursday in a letter to parents.
In December 2017, the Landon School hired a private firm to investigate allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior by Ward Bates, a teacher who was employed with the school from 1946 to 1962 after two alumni came forward with claims of abuse.
“While this effort has shed light on some terrible behaviors of the past, it has also led us to evaluate what we do currently to ensure that none of these kinds of things ever happens here again,” the community letter said.
ReplyDelete"Additionally, one victim detailed abuse that occurred off campus by a separate now-deceased staff member in the 1970s. The staff member’s name was not released by administration because it was a single allegation."
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ReplyDeleteThis is a new tactic in Maryland “Nine of the 10 people named as abusers declined to participate in the investigation; declining interviews or railing to respond to investigators. One of the accused was also a victim. Three of the alleged abusers have died.”
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