The Poly Prep Case
History
Poly Prep Country Day School (known familiarly as "Poly Prep") is the subject of a federal lawsuit filed in Brooklyn in 2009 centering on the sexual assault of students by Philip Foglietta, the head football coach from 1966 to 1991. A 2004 state suit against the school was dismissed due to the statute of limitations. The 2009 case cites the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in alleging that past and current administrators engaged in a coverup of the abuse. The school acknowledged in 2002 that it had received "credible allegations that such abuse occurred at Poly Prep."
Legal Documents
- August 28, 2012 - Zimmerman v. Poly Prep Country Day School, Memorandum & Order
Articles
For a complete listing of all the articles written about Poly Prep, please do a search for the term from our news section. Below are a few of the more pertinent news reports:
- Sex Abuse Suit Against Poly Prep Survives School's Bid to Dismiss - NY Law Journal, 8/30/12
- Lawyers Say Ruling Allows Abuse Suits - Wall Street Journal, 8/30/12
- Judge Says School Abuse Case May Proceed - NY Times, 8/28/12
- Lawsuit Claims Poly Prep Covered Up Sex Abuse Of Young Boys For Decades - NY Daily News, 12/7/11
- Brooklyn's Poly Prep Covered Up Football Coach's Sex Abuse - NBC, 12/6/11
- Simpson Thacher Partner on Sex Abuse Case Against His High School: "I Have to Do This" - Zack Lowe, 4/12/10