""This indictment means we were believed. It means a man who preyed on teenage girls for decades is finally answering for it. He did it because he thought that he could.""
""The shame was never mine. The shame was never Melissa's. The shame belongs to Matthew Rutledge and to every adult who enabled him.""
""Miss Hall's commissioned its own independent probe into Rutledge, which linked him to five firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct involving students or recent graduates.""
Matthew Rutledge, a former teacher at Miss Hall's School, pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape against two former students, Melissa Fares and Hilary Simon. Both women accused Rutledge of grooming and sexual abuse over the years. Following the arraignment, Simon expressed that the indictment signifies their credibility and that Rutledge, who preyed on teenage girls, is finally facing justice. Rutledge was released on personal recognizance with orders to avoid contact with the victims. An independent investigation linked him to multiple accounts of sexual misconduct.
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