September 27, 2019
By Joseph Sauder

As reported by the Washington Post Sept. 20, 2019:

D.C.’s Maret School releases investigation detailing allegations of sexual abuse at the private school

At least four faculty members at an elite D.C. private school are suspected of sexually abusing students between 1975 and 2008, according to an internal investigation released by officials at the Maret School.

Maret — in the District’s Woodley Park neighborhood and serving students in kindergarten through high school on a single campus — launched the investigation this year.

The probe began after an alumnus contacted school leaders to report a past incident of sexual abuse by a faculty member. Through an attorney, the alumnus said the school did not thoroughly investigate the abuse when it happened and suggested that Maret conduct a comprehensive review, according to the report.

The investigation was conducted by the law firm Crowell & Moring, which released a 60-page report late Thursday. The review spans more than three decades and details allegations against eight faculty members. Allegations against four of the teachers met a “sufficiently high standard of credibility and severity,” the report said. Investigators found allegations against the remaining four faculty members “credible,” but they could not substantiate them or the accusations were not severe enough.

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