The Citadel, a highly regarded military college in South Carolina, has revealed that it had investigated allegations of sexual abuse of minors but took no action. It said that it is revealing the incident in light of media requests following the Penn State scandal.
In 2007, a former camper of The Citadel Summer Camp accused Louis Neal “Skip” ReVille, a camp counselor of inappropriate misconduct. According to the former camper, ReVille invited him and another boy to his room in 2002, when the camper was fourteen. While in ReVille’s room, the former camper alleged that the three of them watched pornography on a computer and masturbated.
The Citadel claims that it conducted an investigation immediately after the complaint was made, but took no action because the records revealed no other complaints against ReVille, interviews revealed that he was well regarded and that he had a clean background check.
ReVille, a Citadel graduate, became a principal at the Coastal Christian Preparatory School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina after graduation. He was arrested in October 2011, charged with molesting five boys.
Citadel President Lt. John L. Rosa and Board of Visitors Chair Doug Snyder state that “[w]e regret that we did not pursue this matter further.”
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