Interlochen Center for the Arts

And that's not even talking about girls from other schools.

Interlochen.

In New York.

Elsewhere.

So when a student receives an instrument, they also get private lessons, and then we place them in a program if they're not in a program.

And so just so you'll know, the last couple years, we've had students attend Interlochen, um, arts camp-

Mm-hmm

... that started with us a couple years ago taking lessons, which is quite amazing.

what's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the epstein chronicles over the past 24 hours we have received a 97 page investigation about interlochen center for the arts the school in michigan where jeffrey epstein had a cabin on campus and what that report found is absolutely terrifying according to that report Over 70 students were abused, not only by Jeffrey Epstein, but by others as well.

So in this episode, we're diving into an article from the Detroit News and the headline, Interlochen Report Finds 70 Students Accused, 47 Adults of Sex Abuse.

This article was authored by Max Reinhart.

And if you were wondering why Jeffrey Epstein was welcomed up on campus, well, here you go.

So, of course, the next question is, were any of those other people connected to Jeffrey Epstein who were involved in abusing those kids? That has to be the next question, right? And even if it wasn't Jeffrey Epstein, whoever was involved, whoever did it, needs to be indicted, convicted, and then hung by their feet with the families able to beat them like a piñata.

Decades of allegation of grooming, sexual abuse, and secrecy at one of Michigan's premier youth art academies were detailed in 70 first-hand accounts from students, according to the release Tuesday of an independent report.

The 97-page investigation by Massachusetts-based Sanghavi Law Office detailed sexual abuse reports spanning the 1950s through the 2010s at Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Northern Michigan School, and Summer Camp, where a financier, pedophile, and human trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, recruited some of his victims.

The fact that this dude had a cabin on that campus should have been a tell right away.

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Cay Musica's Marius Geina tells Radio Cayman Nyaho has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician and currently serves on the piano faculty at Pacific Lutheran University and Interlochen Center for the Arts.

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We have a significant development in the investigation into decades of alleged sexual abuse at the prestigious Interlochen Center for the Arts in Northern Michigan.

Back in July, Interlochen released the results of an independent investigation examining allegations going back to the 1950s Investigators documented roughly 70 reported instances of sexual abuse involving 47 adults associated with Interlochen.

Many of the allegations are decades old, and some of the accused are now dead.

Interlochen turned an unredacted report, including names that were withheld from the public, over to the Grand Traverse County Prosecutor's Office and Sheriff's Office, and now Grand Traverse County Prosecutor says several cases appear to still be viable for criminal prosecution.

Let's bring in our legal expert, Michael Bullotta, federal criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor.

Good morning.

I'm Kevin Dietz coming to you from the Golden Tower of the Fisher Building, bringing you the latest headlines and the stories that everyone is talking about.

The Grand Traverse County prosecutor says several cases involving alleged sexual misconduct at Interlochen Center for the Arts remain viable for criminal prosecution.

A private investigation commissioned by Interlochen found evidence that nearly 50 adults sexually abused or exploited at least 70 students at the prestigious Northern Michigan Arts Academy and Camp over several decades.

Prosecutor Noelle Mogenberg says her office is determining how to move forward while taking a trauma-informed approach when contacting people whose allegations date back many years.

Many of the allegations involve conduct before arrest.

And so I got to post the song on my YouTube.

And then I went to Interlochen Arts Camp.

Shout out to Interlochen.

And I was, like, encouraged to post on Instagram there.

And so I downloaded Instagram.

This year, I may actually apply.

But winning YoungArts, like, how do you feel, if anything, and it has an impact on that, we take this off the record, but how do you feel winning YoungArts is up to you of anything? Do you think you kind of made those connections while you were there? Or, like, how has it happened back?

Um, this is actually such a crazy coincidence, but all five winners for songwriting this year were all at Interlochen Arts Camp at the same time.

[upbeat classical music] Welcome to Studio A at Interlochen Public Radio.

I'm Christi Lesperance, and we're welcoming bass baritone and Interlochen Arts Academy Interim Instructor of Voice Dr. Andre Peele into the studio, along with collaborative pianist Meredith Stehman.

We're so happy to have you here.

Thank you for having us.

So I unintentionally started auditioning for the North Carolina School of the Arts instead of the Durham School of the Arts, which was fine, because I think the Durham School of the Arts was a magnet school, so I had to have lived in Durham-

Oh

... which I didn't, versus the School of the Arts, which is similar to Interlochen, which is a boarding school, except that it's a boarding high school, but it also has college.

So coming here to Interlochen is a little bit of a blast from the past for you.