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Aug 12, 2021 · More: Ex-Portsmouth Abbey student in lawsuit says she was sexually abused by teacher from 2012-14. Richard said the woman turned 18 in October 2014, after she had graduated from the Abbey and was attending a college on the East Coast.
Aug 23, 2021 · The woman, identified in the lawsuit as "Jane Doe," was a 15-year-old student at the Abbey in 2012 when Michael Bowen Smith, a humanities instructor then in his 40s, began a sexual relationship with her, according to the complaint.
Feb 21, 2024 · Katie Mulvaney. Providence Journal. 0:04. 0:45. PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an ex-student accusing Portsmouth Abbey School of failing to protect her from...
- Katie Mulvaney
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Dec 8, 2020 · Portsmouth Abbey in 2017 apologized for sexual abuse that occurred more than 30 years earlier. But according to the lawsuits, that same year the school dodged legal responsibility for a...
- Zoe Greenberg
Dec 8, 2020 · The former Portsmouth Abbey School student, listed as Jane Doe in court documents, alleges in the federal suit filed earlier this month she was sexually abused by the teacher between 2012...
PORTSMOUTH — A woman filed a lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court against Portsmouth Abbey School and a former teacher with a claim the teacher sexually abused her while she was a student at the preparatory school. The former student is listed as “Jane Doe” because public disclosure would further harm her and her family, according to ...
Aug 23, 2021 · The woman, identified in the lawsuit as “Jane Doe,” was a 15-year-old student at the Abbey in 2012 when Michael Bowen Smith, a humanities instructor then in his 40s, began a sexual relationship with her, according to the complaint.
