Boarding School Student Charged With Sexual Assault; School Denies It [Updated]
LatestA Connecticut boarding school is drawing criticism for claiming that a sexual encounter between two students was consensual — even after the boy was charged with sexual assault.
According to the New Haven Register, sixteen-year-old Brendan Moretti asked a sixteen-year-old female classmate at Madison, CT’s Grove School to meet him in a bathroom during class. When she did, he allegedly sexually assaulted her. He now faces six felony sexual assault charges, and will be tried as an adult. The girl’s parents are suing Grove for failing to protect their daughter. However, the school’s CEO just sent a letter to parents that failed to mention the boy’s assault charges and claimed the school was not at fault. Apparently, Grove maintains that no rape occurred — the school’s lawyer says, “It was absolutely consensual, and when the facts come to light, there will be no doubt in anyone’s mind it was consensual.” And beyond replacing the bathroom locks, Grove has made no changes in response to the incident.