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http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/nov/18/haley-wants-reville-answers/
Gov. Nikki Haley is demanding answers about The Citadel's bungling of a complaint against molester Louis "Skip" ReVille as the case spurs calls for stronger state and national laws to protect children from sexual abuse.
Haley said Thursday she wants to know why the state's military college failed to report a teen's 2007 complaint accusing ReVille of hosting porn and masturbation sessions with boys while a counselor at the school's summer camp. The Citadel shelved the case without telling police.
"At the time an incident like this occurs, anyone in a position of authority with information has a responsibility to turn it over to law enforcement," Haley said. "That didn't happen here, which is totally unacceptable, and we need to find out why."
The Citadel has endured withering criticism this week after acknowledging that it mishandled the 2007 complaint. ReVille went on to work with hundreds of children as a coach and educator before his arrest Oct. 28 in Mount Pleasant on molestation charges. He now stands accused of molesting five boys, and police have indicated more charges are on the way.
Documents released by The Citadel this week show the school was told that ReVille allegedly lured male campers into his room in 2002 with the promise of Chinese food or pizza and then enticed them into watching porn on his computer while they masturbated. A school attorney's notes also include allegations that ReVille might have showered with boys. None of that information was shared with police at the time.
Instead, the school plotted legal strategy and considered floating a $20,000 settlement offer to the teen who filed the complaint, documents show.
After graduating from The Citadel in 2002, ReVille went on to serve as a teacher and assistant coach at Pinewood Preparatory School in Summerville, a tennis coach at Bishop England High School, a coach at the Mount Pleasant Recreation Department, a basketball coach at Moultrie Middle School, a travel league basketball coach, a coach at Velocity Sports Performance in Mount Pleasant, an occasional volunteer basketball coach at Rollings Middle School of the Arts in Summerville, a foster parent to four children and a youth group leader at Eastbridge Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant.
Police in several jurisdictions are now investigating his activities along the way.