Lawsuit Involving Assistant Principal Christopher Mendolia Alive and Well: Felicia Mooradian Overcomes School's Motion to Dismiss

This is a fantastic day. This is a day that keeps me going, keeps me believing, and keeps me knowing that justice will eventually be served.

I am happy to announce that the judge in Felicia Mooradian's breach of contract lawsuit against St. Francis Prep has decided her lawsuit will proceed.

In other words, the Court denied the school's motion to dismiss that it filed last year.

You may remember that in her lawsuit, Felicia alleges that she experienced sexual harassment by Assistant Principal Christopher Mendolia while he was her driver's ed teacher. She also alleges that former music teacher Fernando Sicilia sexually harassed her as well.

                                                              Current AP Christopher Mendolia
                     
In its decision, the Court stated that St. Francis Prep had an implied contract with Felicia. Specifically, it said:

"The essence of the implied contract is that an academic institution must act in good faith in its dealings with students. The rights an obligations of the parties  as contained in the school's bulletins, circulars, and regulations made available to the student become a part of this contract...Here, plaintiff's breach of implied contract cause of action is predicated on St. Francis Prep's alleged failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in the school's mission statement and faculty handbook. Specifically, the amended complaint alleges that St. Francis Prep breached its implied contract with plaintiff in which St. Francis Prep, its officials, and faculty were obligated by the terms of the St. Francis Prep mission statement and faculty handbook to:
'(1) treat students (including Plaintiff) with respect, integrity and dignity, (2) create a school environment filled with, inter alia, respect and integrity, (3) not intentionally expose students (including Plaintiff) to embarrassment, disparagement, or abusive language, (4) not use professional relationships with students (such as Plaintiff) for private advantage, and (5) not create, foster, or exacerbate conditions harmful to students' (including Plaintiff's) ability to learn, or to their health and safety.'
Accepting the allegations in the amended complaint as true, the court finds that plaintiff has sufficiently pleaded a cause of action for breach of contract against St. Francis Prep."

THIS IS HUGE. This means that any student who feels that St. Francis Prep has broken any of its promises made in school literature may have a lawsuit for breach of contract against the school.
If you, as a student, feel that Prep did not live up to its promises to you, you now have very good reason to think about suing them. And, you have six years to do it, since the statute of limitations for breach of contract is six years from when the breach occurred.

I can't express enough how huge this is for students' rights. It is monumental.

What a very, very good day it is.

My Name Is Connie and My St. Francis Prep Biology Teacher, Rodney Alejandro, Raped Me

This was not a fun blog to write, but I believe everything that led up to this blog happened for a reason, and that God wants me to do it, so here we go.

After the Brother Dominic Quigley blogs, I received an email from an SFP alum who wanted to let me know about a former SFP student named Connie. She told me that she believed Connie had been sexually involved with a biology teacher named Rodney Alejandro in 1987/88, and that he had possibly impregnated her. She said she believed Alejandro was terminated at some point soon after that, but wasn't exactly sure what became of him.

Well, after leaving some of the investigating to other people in recent days, that got me up and moving again. I still have my 1987 yearbook, so I looked up Rodney Alejandro. There he was, listed as a science teacher. Here's his picture; sorry it's flipped on its side:

Then, I remembered that in those days, each cor for every year had a cor picture printed in the yearbook. The person who wrote me said that Rodney Alejandro was Connie's bio teacher in 1987-88, so I looked up what should have been Connie's freshman cor for 1986-1987 - and there Connie was.

So did this actually happen? Did this creep have sex with a little 15 year old girl when he was her teacher?

When I need to find people, usually the next place I turn is Facebook. Facebook has not failed me once in this investigative process that I began over three years ago and I am so grateful for that. I did a search, and I found Connie. The 2014 Connie looks just like the 14 year old Connie in that cor picture from so many years ago. So, I sent her a message. It's always so hard to know what to say to people I reach out to who I suspect may have been hurt by their teachers. So I simply asked "Did you ever attend St. Francis Prep?" And then I waited.

In the meantime, I did a little research on Rodney. I found his book: Rodney's Piece of Garbage Book
PLEASE CLICK THE LINK AND MAKE SURE YOU READ THE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!

I also saw that he taught at an NYC public school in Queens in 2010. This upset me quite a bit, that he is still around children, so I called the Department of Education and explained what I believed to be a very, very big problem that they had on their hands. They took my statement, and gave me a complaint number.

A few days later, I received a call from a DOE investigator who is a former NYC police detective. He said he had paid a visit to St. Francis Prep some ten years earlier regarding another issue so he was familiar with the school. I sent this detective everything I had found about Alejandro. The detective disclosed to me that Alejandro had been terminated from the NYC public school he was working at in 2010 for falsifying information on his records. He said that Alejandro could, in the future, appeal the DOE's decision, but if we wanted to get him blacklisted, we needed Connie to come forward.

Another few weeks went by - and then, the day before Thanksgiving, I heard from Connie. Yes, what I had been told happened to her did happen to her, but it was much worse than I thought. I also heard from her friend who wrote that review of Alejandro's book  - they are still best friends.

I filled Connie in on a lot of things - who I am, the blogs, Felicia Mooradian, Br. Dom, Br. DeSales, and more. I also told her how important it is that she speak with the DOE so that asshole Alejandro could not ever work in NY public schools again.

I set up a meeting for Connie and her friend with the DOE detective. His last words to her that day were that he was going to make sure Rodney Alejandro never works in a NY public school again.

I also called DA  Applebaum, whom I had spoken with on multiple occasions about Br. Dom. I told a team of three DAs about Connie, and they invited Connie and her witness/friend to speak with them about Alejandro.

Now, please be advised that what is coming next in this blog is very, very upsetting. Connie wants you all to know what happened to her, so she has asked me to publish an excerpt of what she wrote in preparation for her meeting with the DAs.

Here it is:

"It started when he had me play a strip poker game with him on a computer. It was cartoon characters stripping. He did this in the back room of the lab adjacent to his classroom...

January 24, 1988 is the first time Rodney Alejandro raped me. I lost my virginity that day. I was sitting on the floor and he became very aggressive and jumped on top of me and started kissing me with his tongue. He took a condom out of his pocket. Next thing I knew my clothes were off and he was on top of me. He penetrated me hard and broke my hymen. He covered my mouth because I was screaming. I was very scared. I went to the bathroom and discovered I was bleeding a lot. I just wanted to leave. I wanted to go home and crawl into my bed and pull the covers over my head. I asked him to take me home. He drove me home in his little red Hyundai. He was paranoid because he saw how upset I was. He kept asking if I was ok. He dropped me off a couple of blocks from my house and I walked home... 

I always called him Mr. A because he acted like an authority figure  and was very intimidating. He scared me...

After school at SFP he would wait for me and pick me up and take me back to his apartment. I couldn't look him in the eye when he took off my clothes and raped me. He tried to seduce me and make me fall in love with him but he couldn't so he forced himself on me. He wanted me to look him in the eye romantically and I didn't feel that. After that I became afraid to look anyone in the eye...

One day after school he came to my house. He knew no one was home. My back door was always unlocked. He opened the door and ran in and saw me trying to run up the stairs. He grabbed me down and forced me into his car and took me back to his apartment again...

In the summer of 1988 I got pregnant for the first time. I failed out of SFP. He passed me with a 75. He forced me to get an abortion because he was afraid of going to jail. In January of 1989 I became pregnant again... I was severely depressed. He was the cause of my failing out of SFP...at this point I was suicidal...

RA always told me women are to be subservient to men. Every time I stood up to him he would point his finger down and say "Satan." Other times he would just point his finger down and say nothing, because he knew I knew what that meant."

Two people reported the rapes to SFP. The first was the mother of Connie's best friend.  She spoke with a female at the school who refused to put her through to the principal, who at that time, was Br. Leonard Conway. The woman on the phone, who Connie's friend's mom described to me as "a real bitch," allegedly point blank told her that she is a liar, and hung up the phone on her.

The second person to report the rapes was Connie's best friend. She alleges that she spoke directly with Br. Leonard and told him that Rodney Alejandro was raping her friend.

Shortly after that, Rodney Alejandro walked out the doors of St. Francis Prep permanently. My question is, how was it that he was able to have a teaching career after that?

Rodney Alejandro ruined Connie's life. She is 43 and still grappling with what happened to her when she was 15. Despite this, she chose to come forward so everyone could know her story, and so that this does not happen to any other girl at St. Francis Prep ever again.

She also wants the St. Francis Prep administration to know that she will tell anyone her story in support of  people who come forward about harassment and abuse at the school.

Unfortunately, the DA said he cannot press charges against Alejandro. The statute of limitations in NY for rape was revoked in 2006, but it was not made retroactive to the late 80's. Anyone who tells you that Bill Cosby can be prosecuted for rapes that allegedly occurred in NY 30 years ago is full of crap. It's sad, it's wrong, but that's the way it is.

I guess I will have to see what I else I can do about this situation. I will keep you posted.

What Does St. Francis Prep's Chaplain Reverend William F. Sweeney Know About Accused Sex Abuser Brother Dominic Quigley?

For the record, investigating is a lot easier when you have help. In the last few days, I received the NY and CA addresses for former SFP principal Br. Michael Moran, as well as his email address, and many current pictures of him. I also received the name of a now famous criminal reporter who wrote an expose about Moran in 1983, shortly after he left his position as chaplain of Hofstra University (which is where he went to work directly after he was arrested for child molestation while he was principal of St. Francis Prep in 1980).

I also received the following two screenshots of emails sent over a year ago to Father William F. Sweeney about Br. Dominic Quigley. These were apparently sent to Fr. Bill in September, 2013:

Interestingly, someone also sent me the name of the boy mentioned in this email who allegedly complained about Br. Dom in 2004 and withdrew from the school, as well as the name of the boy's cousin, who graduated in 2005.

I am not aware of any 2006 graduates who may have complained about Br. Dom.

The person who sent me the above email also told me that the email was not kicked back, so this person is assuming Father Bill received it. If Father Bill received it, I wonder what he did with it. Did he give it to Br. Leonard? Did he give it to the Bishop to investigate, since Br. Dom was working as a sacristan with Father Bill at American Martyrs in Bayside?  I guess time will tell.

I can tell you that one of the men who contacted me as a St. Francis Prep sexual abuse victim messaged Father Bill on Facebook and told him his story. This man's family has been good friends with Father Bill for years. The message sent to Father Bill is marked read, but the man received no response. Weeks have gone by since this message was sent. I really can't see the harm in a priest saying "I'm sorry for your pain, I wish you much peace" or something of that nature, especially considering the longstanding relationship this man's family has had with Father Bill.

It's a shame. It really is.

UPDATE: Within minutes of this blog being posted, an SFP alum who was friends with the boy who complained to the administration about Br. Dom sexually assaulting him in 2004 confirmed the incident discussed in the above email. He also confirmed the boy's name.

UPDATE 2: 10/9/2014 - I spoke with Queens, NY Special Victims Bureau Assistant District Attorney Ken Applebaum, who is handling the Br. Dominic Quigley investigation. Two more men contacted him directly to report that they were abused by Br. Dom. Mr. Applebaum would like anyone abused by Br. Dom to contact him at 718-286-6527.

When in Rome (Or Not): The Brother Dominic Quigley Timeline

In light of the student sexual abuse allegations reported in The Daily News here,

St. Francis Prep Teacher Br. Dominic Quigley Accused of Sexual Abuse

many St. Francis Prep alumni are inquiring why Br. Dominic Quigley left St. Francis Prep in 2004, after having taught there for 33 years.

Well, I have been working on a Br. Dominic Quigley timeline, so the purpose of this blog is to let readers know what I've found.

First, let's make it clear that the young man discussed in the link above alleges he had a sexual relationship with Br. Dom in 2003. This young man graduated in 2004. He did not report the relationship to the administration. I learned about the relationship from an alum who graduated with him. The first "reporting" happened in mid-September, when I sent documentation to the diocese to make them aware of the allegations. They removed Br. Dom from American Martyrs that same day. By the way, this young man is 100% on board with doing whatever is necessary to make sure Br. Dom is never around children again. I thank God every day for him and applaud his courage.

This begs the question, why did Br. Dom decide to leave St. Francis Prep in 2004? This is what St. Francis Prep told everyone was happening with Br. Dom:

This is the link to the above publication: Fall, 2004 Grad News


I have some news for you. This never happened. Br. Dom never went to work for the Franciscan headquarters in Rome for any extended period of time. How do I know? I contacted them.

Here's my emails:

So, it looks like he was with the Franciscans in Rome for a few days in 2004, and possibly a few days in Assisi in 2005. So where did he go for two years? There is a big, gaping two year hole in his LinkedIn profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brother-dominic-quigley-o-s-f/8/27a/314

If anyone knows where he was or what he was doing during that period, I would appreciate it if you would either comment on this blog or send an email to hell@burnandrotinhell.com.

Since I published the September 18th blog (Atomic Blog) two teachers contacted me to tell me that in 2004, a young man reported to the St. Francis Prep administration that Br. Dom tried to kiss him. They both said the young man wound up withdrawing from SFP and not graduating. I am looking into these allegations at the present moment.

In 2006, Brother Dom resurfaced and began to work at Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn. He worked there for 4 years, and then began to teach at St. Francis College. I wonder why after his extended leave he did not return to SFP, since that had been his "home" for so long.

I am pretty confident that I will get some answers to all these questions soon. The reason I am so optimistic is that a very special alum granted me a wish. This graduate has offered to pay for a full 30 year investigation of St. Francis Prep. I am absolutely ecstatic about this. All I need to do from my end is pass on the documentation I have compiled so that the chosen investigation firm has a good starting point. I think a good starting point would be early 1980, when former St. Francis Prep principal Br. Michael Moran was taken out of the school in handcuffs and arrested for child molestation.

I am very grateful for this offer as I must confess that I need the help at this point. I do not have the resources on my own to dig deeper. This firm, I am told, has contacts in the CIA, FBI, NCMEC, and law enforcement agencies across the country.

I think the coming weeks will be very, very interesting. Do you?

St. Francis Prep Community, Here is More Information on Brother Dominic Quigley, Brother Ben O'Reilly, and Brother DeSales Pergola

Update 10/1/2014: Brother Dominic Quigley Removed from American Martyrs Parish

Some of you may be aware at this point that former St. Francis Prep teacher Brother Dominic Quigley was at least temporarily removed from his duties as Sacristan at American Martyrs Church this past weekend because of the child sexual abuse investigation we initiated with the Diocese of Brooklyn. Thank God for that! It was a long time coming, as you're about to see.

A very distinguished classmate of mine named John Cardillo from the Class of 1987 read the last blog I wrote, after I posted it on the Class of 1987 group page on Facebook. John has been featured on The Blaze with Glenn Beck, and he owns his own company which, among other things, tracks pedophiles for companies that cater to children, such as Disney. He is also a political analyst and commentator.

John and I had not spoken in 27 years. He reached out to me and had a lot to say about the three men mentioned in the title of this blog. He also wants you to know that he will help me any way that he can and he is sickened by what has transpired at St. Francis Prep.

In John's own words:

"So here are the incidents I recall. Too many to count with Br. Dom. Initially, he was verbally inappropriate with me. He invited me after hours to his residence upstairs multiple times, and I refused. Finally I told him that I told my mother and that we were both uncomfortable. It stopped soon thereafter.

Once, when he (Br. Dom) came back from vacation, I was coming in from track practice. It was just him, me, and another guy (I forget who). He hugged me very long and inappropriately. Too tight and close. I was taken off guard, so I told both Mr. Abruzzo (Dean of Men) and Len Antinori (Cor Teacher) and both laughed it off and told me I was making too much of it. When I persisted, Abruzzo actually took me seriously. He basically said that I should stay away from Br. Dom and report anything inappropriate in writing, with a copy kept by my parents. Antinori, however, told me to stop being a trouble maker and really gave me a hard time.

Br. Ben O'Reilly should never have been working around kids. I witnessed his verbal and physical (non sexual) abuse too many times to count. He threatened me on more than one occasion because I commented on his lewd comments to female students. The nature of the threats was bizarre. I recall his face turning red and him describing, in specific detail, how he wanted to strangle me until I died and the pleasure he would take in watching the life drain from me. Now color me reactionary, but I found that an odd way to speak to a 16 year old.

I never had much interaction with Br. DeSales. But I remember him making lewd comments about penis size to me and other guys, and slapping guys across the butt with the cord around his habit (whatever that thing is called)."

Please note that John is not the gentleman I mentioned in the previous blog, from the Class of 1989, who also came forward with information about Brs. Dom and DeSales.  John Cardillo and I graduated in 1987, so these incidents took place prior to June, 1987. By the way, the current investigation regarding Br. Dom revolves around alleged misconduct in 2003.

Felicia Mooradian's problems with Br. Ben occurred in 2006. In the school's defamation lawsuit against her, one of SFP's allegations (which Felicia says is about Br. Ben) is as follows:

"Defendant (Felicia) falsely states that "she was sexually harassed and terrorized" by a former teacher of St. Francis Preparatory. Defendant then states that Defendant had to endure bullying as a result of that same teacher being removed from teaching."

So it seems SFP is saying Felicia lied when she said Br. Ben sexually harassed and terrorized her, and that he subsequently bullied her after he was removed from teaching.

Maybe St. Francis Prep needs to talk to John Cardillo about what kind of man Br. Ben is. Otherwise, they can hear it from him on the witness stand.

St. Francis Prep Graduate Alleges Sexual Abuse by Former St. Francis Prep Teacher Brother Dominic Quigley; Investigation Initiated by Diocese (Warning: Graphic Content)

10/1/2014: Update, please read: Brother Dominic Quigley Removed From American Martyrs Parish

Some of my blogs are serious, some are sarcastic, but I would like to think they all say something that needs to be said. There is a lot that must be said today.

First I want everyone to know that St. Francis Prep thought it was a good idea to sue 22 year old college student Felicia Mooradian for defamation. How did this come about, you ask? Well, Felicia is the plaintiff in the lawsuit involving Assistant Principal Christopher Mendolia and former teacher Fernando Sicilia, and, if you recall, the plaintiff in the lawsuit regarding Brother Ben O'Reilly that was filed last year. The school's attorney and Felicia's attorney had scheduled a settlement conference in the matter involving Mendolia/Sicilia (they were already discussing settlement terms), and in preparation for that meeting, she had written a statement of her allegations that was to form the basis of her official lawsuit complaint if no settlement was reached. Felicia's lawyer sent this document to the school's attorney.

What seems to have happened was that this document was subsequently sent to two members of the school's Board of Trustees, Joanne Persico and Sr. Loretta McGrann, and the Chairman of the Capital Campaign, John Brown, along with a plea to them to please do something about alleged continual sexual harassment of students at St. Francis Prep.

In its lawsuit, Prep has accused Felicia of "leaking" the document to these three people (who obviously all work for the school), and consequently sued her over it, even though it was sent to people who, in my opinion, should know what it says. Logically, I would think that if the school was about to enter a settlement conference with Felicia over the matter, ALL the members of the Board should have seen her allegations way before the document was forwarded to some of them allegedly by someone who does not work for the school. In fact, I can't think of a single reason that the school would be upset about its own Board of Trustees knowing about a potential lawsuit involving its Assistant Principal of Faculty and Instruction. Can you?

Just so you know, this "Franciscan" institution despite the fact it knew Felicia is represented by Attorney Kevin Mulhearn, and where his is located, and how to reach him, attempted to serve her personally with the lawsuit summons and complaint at her parents' apartment at 10:00 pm on a Saturday night, waking up her mother and 7 year old brother. In my opinion, that sounds a lot like harassment.

In response to the defamation suit against her, Felicia's lawyer did not make a motion to dismiss the case, as Prep has done with every lawsuit filed against it to date. What he did was file an answer to it, and a counterclaim for a frivolous lawsuit. In other words, Felicia wants to litigate it.

This is a beautifully inspired strategy for two reasons:

First, by suing Felicia, the school handed this young woman her day in court - which she is quite happy about. Even if her lawsuits against the school are dismissed, she can now still take the stand and talk about everything she's wanted to talk about  regarding what she experienced at SFP - Br. Ben, Mendolia, Sicilia, the lot of it, including an art teacher who was suddenly fired in 2006. In addition, she can call witnesses - like Marla Krolikowski - who happened to make a documentary in the 90's about the sexual harassment of students at St. Francis Prep. This documentary was played for the entire faculty back then at an assembly - and from what I have been told, the film will be relevant at this trial, some 20 years later. I hope I get to testify, too. I have quite a bit to say at this point. And good for you, Felicia, they can't shut you up now.

Secondly, in June, 2013, the school's servers were hacked by a Saudi hacking group. "Group HP-Hack" stole the SFP database of email usernames and passwords, and passed them on to other parties. An article about this can be found here:

St. Francis Prep Hacked

I do remember the school's Google listing had a "this site may be hacked" warning on it for 8 or 9 months or so, beginning around June, 2013, when the first lawsuits were filed against the school. By chance, I happened to Google "St. Francis Prep hacked" the other day and found the above link. What's also interesting is that this past March, I received an email from an unknown source telling me that the security of my personal email accounts, as well as Felicia's, were compromised, and suggesting that we both create new email accounts and encrypt all our emails. Hmmm, who do you think sent Felicia's allegations to the board members?

As a lawyer with 20 years of experience, if I were to offer my opinion as to why the school sued Felicia, I would say that, in my opinion, they were hoping she would drop her lawsuit against Mr. Mendolia. I would give the opinion that they were perhaps hoping for a swap - Felicia would drop her lawsuit and they would drop theirs. IF that's actually the case, well then,  OOPS, I guess she doesn't give a crap.

Also a few months ago, after I published the blog that discussed the movie "inspired by true events" that my business partner, Nick Deninno and I have in pre-production,
(Prep: The Movie, http://www.prepthemovie.com/ ) an SFP graduate, John Bennett, Class of 1998, who works in the film industry contacted me asking if he could work on it with us. In our discussions, he revealed to me that he had been sexually harassed and abused by Br. DeSales Pergola when he was a student library assistant. John states that in addition to repeatedly asking him whether he was "jerking off," Br. DeSales pressured John to allow him to rub John's crotch and did touch and/or rub John's crotch on numerous occasions. While I was investigating Br. DeSales, I was not surprised to find out that he was bounced around quite a bit during his career. His bio is here:

Br. DeSales bio

Br. DeSales eventually wound up working in the St. Francis Prep library, like ex-social studies teacher turned librarian Robert Stenger, who was regarded by both teachers and students as a pervert and a creep. Is this coincidence? Or was the SFP library the dumping ground for perverts? I guess we shall see.

In addition, while all this other stuff was going on, a graduate from the class of 2004 read my blogs and reached out to me with some very upsetting information. This alum told me that when he was a student at SFP, his friend (who was also a student at SFP) had told him that he had a sexual encounter with Br. Dominic Quigley (who taught at St. Francis Prep for more than 30 years). He had lost contact with his friend, but told me how to find him on Facebook - which I did.

Just to back-track a little at this point, I want everyone to know that two of the statements the school is alleging are defamatory (defamatory means not true) and is alleging were made by Felicia with "malice" in its lawsuit against her are: "SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY TEACHERS NEEDS TO STOP AT SFP. DO SOMETHING" and "SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT SFP IS A HUGE PROBLEM." (I would have attached the school's official complaint here, but Felicia and I already used it for toilet paper.)

That being said, here is a quick summary of this young man's ALLEGATIONS regarding Br. Dominic Quigley. He alleges that in 2003:
1) He and Br. Dom manually stimulated each other's genitals and had more than one sexual encounter on school property;
2) Br. Dom asked the boy if Br. Dom could perform fellatio on him;
3) Br. Dom asked the boy to penetrate Br. Dom's anus with his penis.

Br. DeSales died in 2011. However, Br. Dom now works for the Diocese of Brooklyn. He is the Sacristan at American Martyr's Church (SFP Chaplain Fr. Bill Sweeney's parish) in Bayside. My understanding is Br. Dom works with altar boys and CCD kids there. Interestingly, the monsignor of American Martyrs was removed in 2007 as a result of an investigation by the diocese into allegations of sex abuse. See here:

American Martyrs Monsignor Removed for Sex Abuse

The reason I use the formal term "allegations" above when discussing the current situation with Br. Dom is that we have already requested that the diocese investigate Br. Dom, based upon the statements provided by this young man. It is by the grace of God that Br. Dom works for the diocese. If he were still working at Prep (which is not under the control of the diocese), Prep could have, if it wanted to, dismissed what this young man has to say, perhaps painted him as a weirdo or loon, perhaps not taken any action against Br. Dom, or even quietly transferred him to another high school. The diocese, however, is obligated to investigate once they are informed of these types of allegations. They even have a sex abuse hotline set up for this purpose (888-634-4499). And just in case you were wondering, yes, this man gave a description of Br. Dom's penis.

What is even more disturbing to me is that other graduates have contacted me about Br. DeSales and Br. Dom. One of these gentlemen is a graduate of the class of 1989. He contacted me almost two years ago and told me that Br. DeSales would frequently stop him in the library and inquire about the cleanliness of his genitals and ask him whether he was engaging in oral sex. This same man told me Br. Dom once brought him up to the Brothers' residence on the 3rd floor of the school and took him to his bedroom. That conversation put Br. DeSales and Br. Dom on my radar - and there they have stayed these past two years. In case you haven't noticed, being on my radar is a very bad thing, especially if I have the impression that an individual has hurt or been sexually inappropriate with students. Someone in the social studies department was on my radar as well - he started a romantic relationship with a senior in 2009. I was quite happy to learn that he is finally not teaching at Prep this year.

As a general statement, I would like to say that if you are a faculty or staff member who has information about certain events, who knew about certain things when they were happening and did nothing except gossip about them, or who, as a mandated reporter, should have called the authorities and didn't, and instead turned a blind eye and perhaps still do so you can collect your paycheck, I want you to know that you are on my radar. You are the reason the name of this blog and website are apropos. You can continue to pat yourselves on the back under the guise of being an educator, but someone who truly cares about children opens their mouth and does the right thing. You know if this shoe fits. God help you if it does.

I also want to make this clear to everyone: No one I have mentioned in this blog is afraid of St. Francis Prep. No one cares about what bullshit tactics or strategies they may use to try and get other people to back down and shut up. President Brother Leonard Conway and Principal Patrick McLaughlin, in my opinion, will never have half the good character of any of these people who have come forward with their stories of harassment and abuse.

Making sure children are protected is the main goal of all these SFP graduates. More people coming forward will inevitably follow until certain parties resign and better measures are put in place to protect children. To that end, I hope you agree it's time for a full 40 year investigation of St. Francis Prep. The only people who would be against such an idea are people who have something to hide. What needs to be created is an open forum for graduates to come forward before a third party without fear of retaliation or liability so they can tell their stories.

I feel strongly that this day will come, and I am hoping quite soon.

St. Francis Prep Lawsuit Update and Some Additional News About Allegedly Perverted Brothers

Today Judge Sterling Johnson announced his decision in the original three lawsuits filed in June, 2013 by Felicia Mooradian, Mark Evangelista, and me.

Regarding Felicia's and Mark's lawsuits, the Judge said St. Francis Prep does not receive any federal funding and so these cannot be federal lawsuits. They have 30 days to re-file in state court, and Attorney Kevin Mulhearn will be doing that.

Regarding my defamation lawsuit against the school, Judge Johnson stated that Br. Leonard's statement in the letter the school had sent out in Jan. 2013 implying that the purpose of my blogs "is to bully, convey hatred, or to spread malicious lies and unsubstantiated rumors" was a statement of opinion by Br. Leonard, and statements of opinion are not defamatory. Therefore, he granted the school's motion to dismiss my case.

I will be appealing this decision. I would also like to add that no one has ever sued me about a single thing I have said. In fact, the statute of limitations has already run out on anyone suing me regarding the most inflammatory blogs I've written.

I also want everyone to know that I am going to keep doing what I am doing. I am going to blog, and I am going to keep my website up, and I am going to keep investigating what people tell me. This is why: two men contacted me recently about what they are alleging are their experiences of sexual abuse at the hands of two Franciscan Brothers when they were students at St. Francis Prep. Each man alleges that the abuse occurred on several occasions with his respective abuser. One of these Brothers is deceased, and the other is alive and well, working at Franciscan educational institutions, and a parish near the school. I promptly put these men in contact with Attorney Kevin Mulhearn, and we all will be hearing more about their allegations in the coming weeks. I will tell you this for now - the deceased Brother in question is Brother DeSales Pergola - and this is the second complaint I've received about him.

I would like to leave you with this post made on my website recently by a gentleman who graduated in the Class of 1974, and who now is a college professor:

"I was in the graduating class of 1974, the last Brooklyn class. I thought when females were students things would improve. How wrong I was. In Brooklyn there was brutality, harassment of all kinds, homophobia, drug selling and abuse and more. Much from the students but if you were an athlete you had free rein. I tell stories and people think I'm making it up. You can't make this stuff up. I was personally threatened with beatings from brothers but let it be known there would be payback so they left me alone. But above all they protected the brand and acted as if they were good Christians. True, there were good people but they were overwhelmed by the bad. It all changed when a student decked a teacher however. Like all bullies they backed away. Keep fighting, the best way to get rid of roaches is to turn the light on. The people trying to improve the situation are the good guys."

That really sums it up nicely. We'll have more information for you soon.