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The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

What has been reported publicly about abuse at this school, newest first. Each entry describes its legal or disciplinary status as reported and links to the original source.

2003

College staff misconduct · Accused: former summer camp counselor

Years of abuse: 2001-2003

A former camper complained to The Citadel in 2007 that a Citadel graduate who worked as a counselor at its summer camp from 2001 to 2003 showed him and another 14-year-old camper pornography and engaged in sexual conduct in his room; the college investigated but did not report it to police. The former counselor was arrested in 2011 on child sexual abuse charges involving other boys.

Status: Charged in 2011 with multiple counts of child sexual abuse (involving boys in Mount Pleasant); the 2007 camp complaint was not referred to police at the time.

Response: The Citadel's president publicly apologized in 2011, said the 2007 complaint should have been reported, turned its files over to police, released documents and hired a consultant to review its procedures.

Source 1 (2011-11-01)
2001

College staff misconduct · Accused: former summer camp volunteer counselor

Years of abuse: 1995-2001

Former campers alleged they were sexually abused as minors by a Citadel graduate and Marine officer who volunteered as a counselor at The Citadel's summer camp between 1995 and 2001.

Status: Pleaded guilty in military court in 2003 to charges including indecent assault and providing alcohol to minors. The Citadel settled with five former campers for $3.8 million in 2006 and with two more for $525,000 each in 2014 without admitting wrongdoing.

Response: Settled civil claims totaling about $4.85 million; the camp closed in 2006.

Source 1 (2006-08-06)Source 2 (2014-07-02)

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