Former student says Chicago Public Schools did not protect her from sexual abuse
CHICAGO -- A former Chicago Public Schools student is bravely sharing her story in hopes of helping others â saying she was sexually abused for years by the dean of her high school.The dean, Brian Crowder, is now facing criminal sexual assault charges. The former student said the school district did not protect her.The young woman said she lived in silence for years â fearing what the dean of her school may do. She said when she did tell a teacher, nothing was done.
'It failed her because the dean was preying on her and sexually abused her, but it also failed her because she did go to a teacher â who didn't report it.'Gould and Mike Greico are Doe's attorneys. They said after two abortions, Doe told a teacher about the sexual abuse â but it was allegedly never reported to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.'I became pregnant again a second time, and that's when I went to the teacher.
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