NEW YORK (NY)
New York Post
By Michael Gartland
August 8, 2016
A popular religious studies teacher at a private all-boys school in The Bronx won’t be returning next semester after an investigation found accusations of sexual molestation three decades ago “credible,” officials said Monday.
Fernand Beck, who taught at the Fordham Prep for 47 years, is departing just months after a former student leveled the accusation near the end of the 2015-16 school year.
“We received an allegation from a Fordham Prep alumnus of the class of 1984 that religious studies teacher Mr. Fernand Beck sexually molested him shortly after he graduated,” said a letter that the school sent to parents and alumni last Friday.
“While Mr. Beck has denied this allegation, an investigation led by an independent counsel retained by Fordham Prep determined that the allegation is credible.”
The letter — signed by school president Christopher Devron and principal Joseph Petriello — said the school immediately reported the allegations to law enforcement, the archdiocese and the school’s board.
Devron acknowledged Monday that the allegations aren’t being investigating by law enforcement “since the statute of limitations had long expired.”
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