Horace Mann

Former Poly Prep Football Coach Phil Foglietta

Federal Judge’s Ruling on Poly Prep Sex Abuse Case Buoys Horace Mann’s Accusers

Federal District Court judge Frederic Block ruled in a Brooklyn court Tuesday that private school Poly Prep could not use New York State’s statue of limitations to thwart a lawsuit levied by its former students who allege that a popular football coach had molested them.

The decision comes amid rumblings that a group of former Horace Mann students, who have accused the Bronx private school’s faculty of sexual abuse during the 1970s and 80s, had hired attorney Gloria Allred to pursue legal action against the school. Read More