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Abuse scandal at Milton Academy was 30 years in the making

2005 - MILTON, MA - 02/19/05 - GLOBE STAFF PHOTO: BARRY CHIN. The campus of Milton Academy where the actions of several members of the hockey team have resulted in their expulsion from the private college prepatory school. Library Tag 02222005 Metro Library Tag 03072005 Metro Library Tag 05162007 Barry Chin / Boston Globe

Allegations that a beloved Milton Academy faculty member sexually abused students date to at least 1982, when a teen told his mother that teacher Rey Buono had groped his friend on a bike trip in Italy.

The mother informed the academy, the friends said, but Buono continued at Milton until he was fired in 1987 for allegedly molesting another student.

Other former students later came forward, including one who filed a claim with the school in 1993 alleging three years of abuse, his lawyer said.

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