Crime & Safety
Pinewood Files in Response to Second Suit
Private school 'denies each and every allegation' in second lawsuit regarding Louis 'Skip' ReVille's tenure at the institution.

responded to its second lawsuit regarding accused child molester Louis "Skip" ReVille Tuesday.
According to the Summerville private school's legal answer to the allegations that it ignored parent complaints and allowed ReVille to continue to teach there, giving him access to the victim in the suit, the school "denies each and every allegation of the complaint." The suit was filed in January.
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In a statement, Pinewood Chairman Dr. James Mann said:
"We have reviewed the allegations in this second lawsuit filed in January. As in the first one, we have found that no officer or employee had knowledge nor were aware of the allegations in these lawsuits regarding Skip ReVille ... As we've said before, these allegations and complaints are unfounded and without merit."
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Pinewood Prep is not the only school accused of allowing ReVille to have access to its children. The Citadel also has lawsuits pending.
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