Hinsdale Central High School - Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault

During the years 2000-2004 two female students were sexually assaulted by the men's basketball coach, Bob Mueller, who was also a teacher at the school. The school district received sharp criticism for its handling of the cases, as school administrators did not immediately report the abuse to the authorities when tipped by an anonymous caller. The DuPage county State's Attorney argued that school administrators violated a state law mandating abuse reporting when they decided to conduct their own investigation instead of contacting the authorities. The superintendent and principal at the time were not charged with any crimes after they signed an agreement to improve training of the staff and to report suspected abuse in the future. The teacher is now serving 32 years in prison for eight counts of criminal sexual assault. The two girls testified they had consensual sexual relationships with the teacher.