RHODE ISLAND
Boston Globe
By Bella English GLOBE STAFF JANUARY 05, 2016
Angry and tearful survivors of sexual assaults at St. George’s School called on the school Tuesday to scrap its own investigation and hire an independent investigator to fully unearth the extent of abuse at the prep school, much of it in the 1970s and ’80s.
Their comments came at a packed press conference called by attorneys Eric MacLeish and Carmen Durso, who say they have been contacted by more than 40 former students with stories ranging from molestation to rape at the oceanfront Episcopalian school in Middletown, R.I.
The attorneys revealed the names of two alleged staff perpetrators of the abuse; in an earlier report by St. George’s, the men had been identified only by number.
“Employee Perpetrator #2” was identified by Durso as the Rev. Howard W. White Jr. The school’s report said this perpetrator was fired in 1974 after a parent reported “inappropriate conduct” with a male student. St. George’s recent investigation revealed such conduct with at least three students, and said his name has been given to Rhode Island State Police.
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