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N.H. Attorney General’s Settlement Agreement with St. Paul’s “UNPRECEDENTED”

September 15, 2018
An agreement that places St. Paul’s School under government oversight is the first of its kind for an educational institution in New Hampshire and could serve as a model for other states responding…

St. Paul’s School to Get State Monitor, but No Charges, After Sex Abuse Reports

September 13, 2018
BOSTON — Responding to reports of sexual abuse and misconduct over a matter of decades, the state of New Hampshire on Thursday opted not to prosecute former employees of St. Paul’s School, one of th…

Susan and Alex Prout Share Their Story for Stop Sexual Assault in Schools

April 9, 2018
In this video made for Stop Sexual Assault in Schools, Alex and Susan Prout discuss how their lives were also devastated by their daughter Chessy’s rape at the prestigious St. Paul’s School and the…

Chessy and Susan Prout Interviewed on People TV

April 5, 2018
In May 2014, while a freshman at the prestigious prep school, St. Paul’s in Concord, NH, Chessy Prout was sexually assaulted. After shedding her anonymity in 2016, Chessy is now sharing her story a…

Cosmopolitan.com Publishes Chessy Prout’s Essay on Her Trial and Her Message for School Administrators

March 7, 2018
Almost four years after the assault, Chessy Prout shares her experiences with students and administrators on campus post-assault and during the trial. She boldly states “a teenage survivor of se…

Vice Interviews Chessy Prout as Her Book, I Have The Right To, Launches

March 6, 2018
Chessy Prout speaks out again through her Memoir, I Have The Right To: A High School Survivor’s Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope. This Vice interview talks about the timing of the book…

The Today Show Interviews Chessy About Her Book and Activism.

March 5, 2018
Chessy Prout, high school sexual assault survivor, talks new memoir and activism.

“Claiming the right to her own name”

August 31, 2016
By Yvonne Abraham, The Boston Globe 4 minute read Shame is a powerful thing for victims of sexual assault. It’s what keeps so many of them in the shadows, afraid to identify themselves and ris…

Advocate and Survivor, Chessy Prout, Shares Her Powerful Story on the TODAY Show

August 30, 2016
After staying silent for more than two years following a high-profile sexual assault case involving an older classmate, the courageous advocate, Chessy Prout, took a giant step into the spotlight wh…

Prep school denies it wants sex assault victim’s name made public

August 15, 2016
By Nestor Ramos Boston Globe 6 min read Victims advocates and legal observers expressed consternation on Monday about a New Hampshire prep school’s request to reveal the identity of a teenage sex…
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