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august 17, 2018 dear members of the archmere community: in the recently released pennsylvania grand jury report, father paul fisher was accused of viewing pornography involving children. we regret to inform you that father fisher was employed twenty-one years ago as a teacher for one year in 1997-1998 by archmere academy. we are deeply disturbed by the accusations, and have no knowledge or record of inappropriate behavior being reported to the leadership of the academy during his time on the faculty. the academy’s current sexual abuse and harassment policy is in alignment with “for the sake of god’s children,” and complies with the state of delaware’s policies. in addition, archmere academy has been working with the beau biden foundation on insuring that our school provides a safe and nurturing environment for young people. we have in place annual staff training, written guidelines and policies, and regular reviews of those guidelines and policies dealing with sexual abuse and harassment. a delaware online article on the pennsylvania grand jury report references the fact that the norbertine community founded archmere academy. in 2001, archmere academy’s ownership and leadership structure changed, such that it is an independent, catholic, delaware non-profit institution. archmere has a sponsorship relationship with the norbertine community of daylesford abbey, which affords the academy the opportunity to sustain the religious charism of saint norbert. it has no affiliation with the norbertine community in middletown, delaware. we believe that those who have been accused of and acknowledge these reprehensible actions should receive the appropriate consequences of their actions, and we must be supportive advocates for the survivors of such abuse. sincerely, michael a. marinelli, ed.d. ’76headmaster
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executive summary this comprehensive policy addresses the manner in which delaware valley university will: prevent sexual misconduct; encourage and respond to reports of sexual misconduct; and comply with applicable laws, specifically: title ix of the education amendments of 1972; title iv of the higher education act of 1965; the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974; the jeanne clery disclosure of campus security policy campus crime statistics act and the campus sexual violence elimination act (save act) passed in march 2013 as part of the violence against women reauthorization act (vawa). the policy addresses: purpose and scope role of title ix coordinator and other key personnel definitions of prohibited conduct definition and explanation of concept of "consent" support and resource information for victims of sexual assault prevention education requirements confidentiality and private options for reporting formal reporting options for university and law enforcement response investigation and resolution procedures university's reporting and record-keeping requirements resources, support and contact information related policies and guidelines view title ix training material
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wilmington, del. (ap) — as he moved through the ranks of tony prep schools, christopher wheeler seemed right at home. an accomplished musician and composer who flew his own airplane, he seemed adept at raising money and catering to wealthy families who entrusted him with their children. but court records suggest wheeler for years may have hidden a darker side of his personality that surfaced after he became headmaster at tower hill school, an elite delaware prep school founded by members of the du pont family. "i did those things. i am the one responsible," wheeler wrote last year, according to court documents, in a letter to a pennsylvania man who asked wheeler about making amends for the alleged child sexual abuse he perpetrated. "i will not compound your pain by attempting to deny or in any way deflect responsibility for my actions 35 years ago.... i'll wait to hear from you about further appropriate steps towards resolution and restitution," wheeler wrote, according to court records. wheeler, 54, has not been charged with sexually abusing anyone, despite allegations leveled by the pennsylvania man and his younger brother. they came forward in the wake of the jerry sandusky scandal at penn state university. wheeler's own adopted son has also accused him of abuse. prompted by those allegations, delaware investigators searched wheeler's home and office at tower hill last fall for evidence of witness tampering or intimidation. they instead found some 2,000 images of child pornography, according to police. wheeler was paid more than $300,000 a year at tower hill, where tuition exceeds $25,000 a year. the school's graduates include dupont co. ceo ellen kullman, u.s. sen. chris coons and television personality dr. oz. wheeler has remained in custody since his arrest last fall, unable to post $1.5 million cash bail. he appeared gaunt and pale at his trial tuesday, his face covered in a gray beard. wheeler is charged with 25 counts of dealing in child pornography and faces at least 50 years in prison if convicted on all counts. wheeler has elected to have superior court judge eric davis decide his fate. sgt. kevin perna of the delaware state police high tech crimes unit was the only witness to testify at wheeler's trial, which lasted barely two hours and ended with defense attorney tom foley filing a motion asking davis to either dismiss the case or acquit his client. the judge gave prosecutor abigail layton until oct. 24 to respond. foley argued that prosecutors failed to prove that wheeler viewed or downloaded any images of child pornography. perna noted that wheeler had subscribed to several online newsgroups involved in child pornography. perna also testified that wheeler tried to scrub his laptop computer as police armed with search warrants closed in on him. upon arriving at wheeler's home last october, investigators noticed a "shredding" application had been initialized barely half an hour earlier, he said. perna said investigators found hundreds of child porn images on two other computers at wheeler's home and an external hard drive in his tower hill office. the images that are the subject of the indictment were found on a computer that was stored in a closet and last powered up in 2012, according to perna. wheeler was hired as headmaster at tower hill in late 2004 after 14 years at lake forest academy near chicago, where he was assistant headmaster and wrestling coach. he previously worked at st. paul's school in garden city, new york. tower hill officials said in a letter to the community after wheeler's arrest that he was extensively vetted and had a criminal background check before being hired. wheeler was investigated after the younger pennsylvania man told authorities he had been molested by wheeler when wheeler was living with his family some 30 years ago. "i shudder at the notion that you, in your career, have chosen an environment that brings you into daily contact with other boys who are as old as i was when you molested me," the man wrote in a july 2013 letter to wheeler.