Crime

A former BC High teacher and priest is indicted on a child rape charge

Kevin White, 67, was charged with raping a student at the school between 2008 and 2009.

June 5, 2024

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A Suffolk County grand jury indicted a former Boston College High School teacher and priest on Friday for allegedly raping a student at the school between 2008 and 2009, according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden.

Kevin White, 62, of Weston, will be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court on June 27 on one count of rape and abuse of a child, according to a press release from Hayden’s office.

The release said White was a theology teacher at the school and lived outside of Massachusetts from 2010 to 2021.

“All teachers, and all religious officials, are figures of authority and have a professional and moral obligation to always wield that authority properly and appropriately,” Hayden said in a statement. “Our office will provide this former student continual support as this case moves forward.”

Douglas Brooks, the lawyer representing White, says he is innocent, as confirmed by passing a polygraph.

White “looks forward to the truth coming out in court,” said Brooks in a statement. “False accusations unfortunately do a disservice to those who have truly suffered abuse.”

The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office will release more information at White’s arraignment.