Politics & Government
Congressman Wants Citadel, Penn State Hearings
Ranking House Education Committee member wants probe into whether new laws could force sex-abuse reporting.
In the wake of sex-abuse scandals, and revelations that top administrators at both Penn State and the Citadel sat on sex-abuse allegations, a congressman is asking for a federal probe of the situation, according to the AP.
The top Democrat on the House education committee is calling for a hearing on the sex abuse scandals at Penn State and The Citadel.
Rep. George Miller, a California Democrat, told Committee Chairman John Kline that the hearing should look at whether changes are needed in federal laws designed to protect children and students, the AP reports.
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On Monday, acknowledged the public military college should have in 2007 reported allegations of sex abuse against a former cadet. That graduate, Louis "Skip" ReVille, was in October charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse relating to other victims.
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