Dossier
Brandywine School District
Coverage of Brandywine School District in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Terrifying’: Teacher raped his student who just finished eighth grade, but Delaware authorities never notified the public
A Delaware teacher, Thomas Herlihy, sexually abused a student who had just completed eighth grade over 2.5 years. He was charged in Delaware with 44 felony counts, including rape and sexual abuse, and later pleaded guilty to one count in New Jersey. Delaware authorities did not publicly disclose his indictment or conviction despite standard practices in child abuse cases.