After Brett Kavanaugh’s rocky confirmation to the Supreme Court, V.F. contributing editor Evgenia Peretz dug into the culture at Georgetown Prep. Here’s what she learned. vntyfr.com/01OSrTR
Kavanaugh, along with J.C. del Real and Mark Judge, formed what some alumni characterized as an unholy trinity at the top of the school’s social circle. But their troubling behavior isn’t all that the Prep community was hiding. vanityfair.com/news/2018/12/i…
After Christine Blasey Ford came forward, another woman from a nearby Catholic school recounted her own assault from the period. vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV 
Other women from neighboring schools look back and cringe at their own participation in a toxic social environment. vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV
When Eric Ruyak alleged in 2003 that he had been sexually assaulted by Father Garrett Orr, the head of Georgetown Prep’s theater department, the teenager became the target of a smear campaign. vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV
The Georgetown Prep priest told the community he was taking a sabbatical to deal with illness. Prosecutors say he was sent to a “sex-offender sort of clinic.” Orr eventually pled guilty to two counts of sexual offense, and is now a registered sex offender. vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV
For seven months, Georgetown Prep did not notify police that a student had accused a faculty member of sexual abuse. Alienated and unsupported, the student eventually withdrew from classes and finished high school from home. vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV
Today, the Maryland Province Jesuits identified five Georgetown Prep priests it said have be “credibly accused” of sexually abusing children (via @WashingtonPost). washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/…
A spokesman for the school defended the organization by saying that “schools like Georgetown Prep exist for the explicit purpose of giving young people the tools and moral education to confront sin in the world by building personal character.” vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV
Two sources tell Vanity Fair that three-quarters of those who signed a letter defending Brett Kavanaugh didn’t really know him, and weren’t in a position to attest to his actions as a young man. vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV
After the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing, some alumni tried to circulate a letter supporting a thorough investigation. Approximately 80 men signed it, but many others reportedly feared social and professional retribution for breaking the school’s loyalty code. vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV
In a statement to Vanity Fair, Georgetown Prep accused the magazine of being “a publication that routinely parades and promotes the promiscuity of American society.” vntyfr.com/AqPb6VV
