" I continue to be troubled by the explicit admission by the Choate investigators that “we generally refrained from reaching out to a Choate graduate who reportedly experienced adult sexual misconduct but who did not come forward to us, even if we received a report about that graduate from another source”"
There could be a reason to be skeptical about that but it could also serve as attempt to be sensitive to the privacy and needs of potential victims. Not all victims wish to relive it or open that can of worms again. Some have dealt with it and put it in their past. Some aren’t emotional and psychologically ready and able to deal with it, even many years later. I don’t think there is an easy answer here. I would hope that any decision along these lines would be made in conjunction with advice from experts in the field of sexual abuse and victim advocacy/psychology and the best practices of such which I don’t claim to be versed in. Is anyone else?