Teacher at private school will not be prosecuted for 'abusing girls'

A teacher at a prestigious private school in will not be prosecuted for allegedly grooming and abusing multiple young girls because of the state's age of consent laws.

Longtime history teacher Matthew S. Rutledge was accused of sexual abuse at Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield by five women between 1992 and 2010, two of whom have identified themselves.

The close-knit school charges fees starting at $6,800 per year up to $43,800 for a day student, while international boarding costs up to $75,600. With fewer than 200 students at the institution, Rutledge's behavior was allegedly an open secret.

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