Poly Prep sued again for allegedly covering up sexual assault
BAY RIDGE — Poly Prep Country Day School is being sued again for past instances of sexual abuse by a student who claims that the school protected his abuser, a priest and former teacher.
The Bay Ridge private school previously settled a major lawsuit brought against it in 2012. The multi-million dollar claim, filed in 2009 in the Eastern District of New York, was against football coach Philip Foglietta. The former coach was accused of groping and raping boys on campus and on trips while administrators allegedly turned a blind eye.
The new suit accuses the school of covering up the actions of John Miller, a now deceased Episcopal priest who taught humanities and Latin at Poly Prep. A former student, now older than 60, claims Miller repeatedly assaulted him between the ages of 15 and 17.