News Articles About Sexual Abuse at Horace Mann School


Many journalists have written about the revelation of childhood sexual abuse at Horace Mann School. Below is a partial list.

Key news articles are listed first, and then a broader collection of news links are below, with the newest additions at the bottom of the page.


Key Articles

Kamil A. Prep school Predators: The Horace Mann School’s Secret History of Sexual Abuse. New York Times 6 June 2012

Anderson J. Retired Horace Mann Teacher Admits to Sex With Students. New York Times. 23 June 2012

Pesta A. Raped by a Teacher: One Woman’s Tragic Past at the Horace Mann School. thedailybeast.com. 19 Sepember 2012

Fisher M The Master The New Yorker. 1 April 2013

Additional reporting:
As noted above, this is a partial list. This topic has been covered broadly, in a variety of media; in New York, throughout the United States, as well as in other nations. Items below are ordered by date of publication.

Coscarelli J. Horace Mann Distancing Itself From Unearthed Allegations of Sexual Abuse. New York. 6 June 2012.

Aurthur K. My Own Horace Mann Story and The New York Times Abuse Report. thedailybeast.com. 7 June 2012.

Cole K. What Did Horace Mann School Know & When Did They Know It? WPIX.com. 7 June 2012.

Anderson J. Bronx Prosecutor Seeks Reports of Past Abuse at Horace Mann. New York Times / nytimes.com. 11 June 2012.  [A version of this article appeared in print on June 12, 2012, on page A23 of the New York edition with the headline: Reports Sought Of Past Abuse At Elite School.]

Glaberson W. Legal Options Limited for Alumni Who Told of Abuse at Horace Mann. New York Times / nytimes.com. 12 June 2012.  [A version of this article appeared in print on June 13, 2012, on page A22 of the New York edition with the headline: For Alumni Who Told of Abuse at Horace Mann, the Legal Options Are Limited.]

Hartman M. It’s Too Late for Abuse Victims at Horace Mann. New York. 13 June 2012.

A Police Hot Line for Abuse Claims at Horace Mann. New York Times / nytimes.com. 14 June 2012.  [A version of this article appeared in print on June 15, 2012, on page A36 of the New York edition with the headline: A Police Hot Line For Abuse Claims At Horace Mann.]

Children Deserve Justice. New York Times / nytimes.com. 16 June 2012.  [A version of this editorial appeared in print on June 17, 2012, on page SR10 of the New York edition with the headline: The Children Deserve Justice.]

Clark-Flory T.  Teacher: Sex with students was “casual” and “warm”. Salon.com. 25 June 2012.

Bellafante G. Revisionist History in Abuse Cases. New York Times / nytimes.com. 29 June 2012.  [A version of this article appeared in print on July 1, 2012, on page MB1 of the New York edition with the headline: Revisionist History In Abuse Cases.]

Anderson J. Alumni Criticism Grows Over Horace Mann’s Response to Reports of Sexual Abuse. New York Times / nytimes.com. 4 Jul 2012. [A version of this article appeared in print on July 5, 2012, on page A13 of the New York edition with the headline: Alumni Criticism Grows Over Horace Mann’s Response to Reports of Sexual Abuse.]

Exclusive: Horace Mann Sex Scandal — A Mother’s Story CBS2 New York, story ran & posted on 11 July 2012

Sexual Abuse Scandal Widens At Prestigious Horace Mann School CBS2 New York, story ran and posted on 26 July 2012

NY1 News Former Horace Mann Student Alleges Long-Term Sexual Abuse From Teacher 21 March 2013

NPR: The Leonard Lopate Show “The Master” Sexual Abuse Allegations at Horace Mann 26 March 2013

Riverdale Press: Editorial “Acknowledge sexual abuse” 27 March 2013

Riverdale Press An open letter to Horace Mann by G. Oliver Koppell. 10 April 2013

Yee V Victims Call on Horace Mann for Inquiry New York Times / nytimes.com 22 April 2013

Fadal T Horace Mann alumni hire former prosecutor to investigate sex abuse allegations PIX11.com 22 April 2013

Hajela D Horace Mann alumni tap ex-NYC judge to lead independent probe MyFoxNY.com 23 April 2013

Hollander S District Attorney Finds Abuse ‘Pattern’ at Horace Mann Wall Street Journal 26 April 2013

NY1 News Bronx DA Cannot Prosecute Allegations Of Decades-Old Abuse At Horace Mann 27 April 2013

Bronx District Attorney Office STATEMENT REGARDING AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF THE BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY INTO ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT THE HORACE MANN SCHOOL 1 May 2013

Otis and O’Keeffe Longtime Horace Mann trustee booted in sex scandal NY Daily News 13 May 2013

Yee V Horace Mann Apologizes for Abuse but Won’t Start New Inquiry New York Times 24 May 2013

Wall Street Journal Horace Mann Apologizes for Abuse 25 May 2013

Armus-Laski T and Friedman M School Apologizes for Past Abuse Horace Mann Record 29 May 2013

Trangle S Horace Mann’s apology falls short for victims Riverdale Press 30 May 2013

Duggan K The abusers who taught the US elite The Irish Times 1 June 2013

NY Times Horace Mann Sues Insurers to Cover Abuse Liability The New York Times 6 August 2013

Sheehan M Horace Mann prep-school sex abuse scandal much broader than thought PIX 11 12 August 2013

Otis, G Adams More victims, accused creeps pop up in Horace Mann sex abuse scandal NY Daily News 12 August 2013

Otis, G Adams Horace Mann trustees resigned quietly in rift over small payouts to alleged sexual abuse victims NY Daily News 14 August 2013

Hollander S Horace Mann Board Members Resign After Disagreements in Abuse Case Wall Street Journal 15 August 2013

Trangle S Horace Mann School sues insurers over unpaid sex abuse claims Riverdale Press 15 August 2013

Dardashtian A Exclusive: Horace Mann Closes Book On Sex Abuse Claims; Victims Shocked CBS 2 New York 16 August 2013

Palmeri T Investigator accuses tony Horace Mann School of stonewalling in sex-abuse probe New York Post 26 August 2013

Marsh J and Saul J Horace Mann abuse victim: bosses ignored four of my sex abuse pleas New York Post 3 September 2013

Markos K Hackensack judge declines dismissal of sexual abuse case against Horace Mann School NorthJersey.com 4 September 2013

Marsh J and Palmeri T Horace Mann alums target head trustee over sex scandal New York Post 7 October 2013

Fleisher L Horace Mann Group Seeks a Resignation Wall Street Journal 9 October 2013

Gregorian D Horace Mann kept insurance company in dark on plans to settle sex abuse suits with former students NY Daily News 10 January 2014

Marsh J Horace Mann: Releasing sex abuse records would give victims ‘unfair advantage’ New York Post 23 January 2014

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