Michigan Arts School Alumni Allege Abuse by Jeffrey Epstein

The previously unreported claims are part of an investigation into a history of sexual misconduct and assault at Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Michigan Arts School Alumni Allege Abuse by Jeffrey Epstein
The fine arts building at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan (photo rossograph via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Editor’s Note: The following story contains mentions of sexual assault. To reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline, call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit online.rainn.org.

Two alumni from the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan have come forward with previously unreported abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein while he was a benefactor of the school.

The alumni's allegations against the financier, which include claims of sexual misconduct and assault, emerged during a two-year external investigation into a history of abuse at the arts boarding school and summer camp.

In addition to the new accounts about Epstein, the investigation culminated in a 97-page report in which dozens of alumni made abuse allegations against 47 adults affiliated with the school between the 1950s and the 2010s.