Notre Dame Students Abused by Priest in ‘Weighing Scheme,’ Report Finds
SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. Thomas King conducted a coercive “weighing scheme” at Notre Dame during the 1980s and 1990s. As part of the scheme, he expressed worry over the health of male students and insisted that they go to a locker room and undress to be weighed.“Once in the locker room he would direct students to undress fully before they stepped onto a scale,” the report said.
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- ▪Thomas King conducted a coercive “weighing scheme” at Notre Dame during the 1980s and 1990s.
- ▪As part of the scheme, he expressed worry over the health of male students and insisted that they go to a locker room and undress to be weighed.“Once in the locker room he would direct students to undress fully before they stepped onto a sc
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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTNotre Dame Students Abused by Priest in ‘Weighing Scheme,’ Report FindsAn investigation commissioned by Notre Dame found that the Catholic university could have done more to respond to allegations of sexual misconduct.Listen · 5:37 min Share full articleA new report details allegations of sexual abuse at the University of Notre Dame.Credit...Evan Jenkins for The New York TimesBy Stephanie SaulMay 31, 2026 !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void…
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