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Former students who claim they were sexually abused at a Rhode Island Boarding school are asking those abusers to be held accountable, along with school officials, who they say covered up the abuse for years.
The alleged abuse happened in the 70’s and 80’s at St. George’s School, in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Those abused are saying they want to have criminal charges filed, and because there is no statute of limitations in Rhode Island, their wishes may be granted.
There are 40 formers students who have come forward saying they were abused by staff or older students. However, school officials, who have admitted they have conducted an internal investigation and found serious abuse, say they found 26, not 40 former students, who were abused.
Katie Wales Lovkay reminded herself to breathe before she shared her story of alleged sexual abuse with a roomful of reporters. She says nearly four decades ago — as a student at the elite Episcopal prep school St. George’s in Middletown Rhode Island — she was repeatedly molested by a male athletic trainer.
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