So many admin come across either as neglegent or incompetent
This is from perhaps the most disturbing incident in the report. Right after detailing the assault on "2025 Reporter" on p.18, the report goes on to say:
In the early 2000s, after graduating from Notre Dame, the student disclosed his experience with Fr. King at Holy Cross College to the VP of Student Affairs at Holy Cross College. The student recalled that during the meeting, the VP of Student Affairs stated that she would look into his allegations. The student never received any follow-up from Holy Cross College or the administrator. The administrator had no memory of this conversation, though she was adamant that if she had told the student that she was handling the situation, she would have followed through.[17]
[17] Notwithstanding her lack of recollection, she noted that the 2025 Reporter should not be discounted simply because she did not recall the conversation.
Complete thread:
- Zahm rector abuse report has been released -
Jay,
2026-05-28, 11:15
- Everybody knew about King in the '80s - Dylan, 2026-05-29, 07:03
- This could be a statement after a mass shooting: - Grantland, 2026-05-29, 06:17
- Contains a perfect description of Zahm
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Publicola,
2026-05-28, 13:46
- new info in there about rector of Sorin, Fr. Porterfield
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Jay,
2026-05-28, 14:40
- ND Student Affairs people in the 80s and 90s... -
PMan,
2026-05-28, 15:55
- King positioned Student Affairs as the enemy -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 05:03
- This is exactly like my rector. -
Silk,
2026-05-29, 08:46
- Ditto for my Grace rector - KelleyCook, 2026-05-30, 06:48
- What makes things difficult -
Greg,
2026-05-29, 11:09
- I suspect - Silk, 2026-05-29, 11:24
- Have they ever not been the enemy? -
HullieAndMikes,
2026-05-29, 08:26
- I was there at (roughly) the same time -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-29, 08:36
- For awhile I think they got briefly worse? - HullieAndMikes, 2026-05-29, 08:40
- I was there at (roughly) the same time -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-29, 08:36
- I did not mean to imply King isn't terrible. -
PMan,
2026-05-29, 08:13
- So many admin come across either as neglegent or incompetent - bpeters07, 2026-05-29, 08:51
- Student Affairs deserved its awful reputation in the 90s -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 08:43
- King's disciplinary "system" was similarly arbitrary - Publicola, 2026-05-29, 08:58
- This is exactly like my rector. -
Silk,
2026-05-29, 08:46
- As a '94 grad, can confirm. -
KGB,
2026-05-28, 18:34
- Well said. - Irish96, 2026-05-29, 09:51
- King positioned Student Affairs as the enemy -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 05:03
- Porterfield's predatory creepy behavior was well known - Captains Corner, 2026-05-28, 15:52
- ND Student Affairs people in the 80s and 90s... -
PMan,
2026-05-28, 15:55
- new info in there about rector of Sorin, Fr. Porterfield