Kathy Griffin, 55, athletic director & 9th grade counselor at Mount St. Mary Academy, Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, "failure to adhere to state-mandated reporting requirements" Arkansas Times: Police investigate Mount St. Mary complaint UPDATE (Mar 14 2012) [Lt. Terry ] Hastings said the other staff member, a 54-year-old female, was not a suspect in the case. Her suspension was a "school internal issue," he told us. UPDATE: Mount St. Mary has issued an additional statement saying it had fired two staff members ... The other, athletic director and 9th-grade counselor Kathy Griffin, was fired for "failure to adhere to state-mandated reporting requirements." Tags:
KATV: Mount St. Mary staff members fired during sexual assault investigation (Mar 14 2012) A high school coach accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student and the Athletic Director may have known and failed to report it. Wednesday, both coaches were fired from Mount Saint Mary Academy in Little Rock where the female victim once attended, she is now an adult ... By Wednesday, Coach Kelly O'Rourke and Athletic Director Kathy Griffin's information was taken off the school web page ... Griffin is being questioned based on allegations she knew about the relationship and failed to report it.
STATEMENT FROM MOUNT ST. MARY ACADEMY (courtesy Arkansas Times) MARCH 14, 2012“Based on the findings of an internal investigation by Mount St. Mary Academy and a concurrent investigation by the Little Rock Police Department, a member of the MSM faculty has been terminated for violation of Mount St. Mary policy governing conduct of faculty and staff. The employee was placed on Administrative Leave on Sunday, March 11, 2012 immediately after information was received by MSM concerning the employee’s conduct. This immediate action was taken to remove the employee from the MSM campus and to protect the safety and security of our students. The termination action was taken today by Mount St. Mary Academy upon learning of the findings of the investigation by the Little Rock Police Department.As part of Mount St. Mary’s internal investigation into events related to this matter, a second employee placed on administrative leave On Monday, March 12, has been terminated for failure to adhere to state-mandated reporting requirements.Mount St. Mary’s actions with regard to this situation were taken to protect the safety and security of our students which is our foremost priority. In as much as this issue involves pending legal proceedings, and with respect to rights of individual privacy protected by law, Mount St. Mary will have no statements on the details of the allegations.”Diane Wolfe, Principal Mount St. Mary Academy
Arkansas Online: 2 at Mount St. Mary terminated after accusation (March 14 2012) Two employees of Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock have been terminated as a result of a sexual abuse investigation, according to a statement released by the school ... Kathy Griffin, 54, was placed on leave Monday ... Griffin was terminated as a result of the school's internal investigation for "failure to adhere to state-mandated reporting requirements," according to the statement. Hastings said Wednesday that Griffin, who was the school's athletic director and a ninth-grade counselor, is not a suspect in the police investigation.
KATV: Two former Mount St. Mary employees arrested in sexual assault case (June 7 2012) Two former Mount St. Mary employees, who were involved in a sexual assault investigation in March, have been arrested ... Kathy Griffin was fired at the same time for failing to report the relationship ... Griffin has been charged with failure to notify by mandated report.
Today's THV: 2 Mount St. Mary Academy staff members terminated after sexual assault investigation (Mar 14 2012) Today's THV: 2 former MSM staff members Kelly O'Rourke, Kathy Griffin arrested in sexual assault investigation (June 7 2012) According to authorities, [Kathy] Griffin was arrested after failing to notify the school administration or the child abuse hotline although she allegedly knew of an alleged sexual relationship between [Kelly] O'Rourke and a student ... Griffin is facing one count of failing to report.
Arkansas Online: Two former MSM employees arrested (June 7 2012) Two former educators at Mount St. Mary Academy have been charged in Little Rock District Court, stemming from an inappropriate relationship with a student ... Kathy Griffin, 55, has been charged with failure to notify by mandated reporter.
Fox 16: Former Mt. St. Mary staff member charged with sex crime (June 7 2012) According to arrest affidavits ... Kathy Griffin is accused of failing to report the relationship. In the affidavit, Griffin says she didn’t report the relationship “for the good of the school.” ... Griffin pleaded not guilty in district court to failure to notify by a mandated reporter.
NW Arkansas Online: Two former MSM employees arrested (June 7 2012) According the affidavit obtained by ArkansasOnline ... Kathy Griffin, 55, has been charged with failure to notify by mandated reporter.Griffin was purportedly involved in the relationship, which was discovered in March.
Fox 16: Former Mount St. Mary staff members plead not guilty to charges (July 27 2012) Two former Mount St. Mary Academy staff members, plead not guilty to charges involving an alleged relationship with a 16-year-old former student Friday morning in Pulaski County Court ... Kathy Griffin is charged with a misdemeanor violation of the reporting statue.
Arkansas Matters: Not Guilty Plea in Mount Saint Mary Sex Scandal (July 27 2012) Kathy Griffin and Kelly O'Rourke both entered not guilty pleas in court today. Griffin faces a misdemeanor failure to notify charge ...
CW Arkansas: Former Mount St. Mary staff members plead not guilty to charges (July 27 2012) Two former Mount St. Mary Academy staff members, plead not guilty to charges involving an alleged relationship with a 16-year-old former student Friday morning in Pulaski County Court. According to reports ... Kathy Griffin is charged with a misdemeanor violation of the reporting statue.
KATV: Former Mount St. Mary teachers going to trial (July 27 2012) Both women pleaded not guilty to their charges. Their trial has been set for January 29th ... Kathy Griffin was fired at the same time for failing to report the relationship ... Griffin has been charged with failure to notify by mandated report.
Her co-defendant Kelly O'Rourke has pleaded guilty. One term of her plea agreement that she will testify against Kathy Griffin. THV 11: Former Mount St. Mary teacher Kelly O'Rourke pleads guilty (Jan 24 2013)
Fox 16: Former coach pleads guilty to sexual assault (Jan 24 2013) [Kelly O’Rourke] must also testify in the trial of Kathy Griffin, a co-worker at Mount St. Mary Academy who knew of but did not report the abuse.
Arkansas Online: Ex-Mount St. Mary teacher pleads guilty in sex-with-student case (Jan 24 2013) Kelly O'Rourke ... must ... provide "truthful testimony" in the trial of co-defendant Kathy Griffin, a former guidance counselor at the school who is accused of failing to report the sexual relationship ... Griffin is scheduled to go to trial next week, though her attorney said it's possible the case will be delayed. Defense attorney Jeff Rosenzweig said there is no possibility of a plea deal in that case because his client maintains that she did nothing wrong.
KATV: Fmr. Mount St. Mary teacher pleads guilty to sexual assault (Jan 25 2013) [Kelly] O'Rourke also agreed to testify against another former Mount St. Mary teacher, Kathy Griffin, who was charged because she didn't report the relationship.
