Suspect Charged in N.Y., N.J. Boarding School Assaults
A man suspected of assaulting boys at residential high schools in New York and New Jersey has been arrested and charged, bringing relief to area boarding school officials but also leaving them wondering what, if any, measures they could take to ensure that such attacks do not happen again.
Police in Nassau County, N.Y., arrested Michael Lee Allen Jr., 24, late last month for allegedly breaking into a dormitory and sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy attending a baseball camp at a Long Island college in July.
Once in custody, police said Mr. Allen—who was homeless at the time of arrest and has worked as an itinerant soccer coach—confessed to three similar offenses at three area boarding schools. He is also a suspect in an incident...
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