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A shocking expos of sexual abuse and the struggle for justice at one of America's most prestigious schoolsIn June 2012, Amos Kamil's New York Times Magazine cover story, "Prep-School Predators," caused a shock wave that is still rippling. In his piece, Kamil detailed a decades-long pattern of sexual abuse at the highly prestigious Horace Mann School in the Bronx. After the article appeared, Kamil closely observed the fallout. While the article revealed the misdeeds of three teachers, this was just the beginning: an extraordinary twenty-two former Horace Mann teachers and administrators have since been accused of abuse. In Great Is the Truth, Kamil and his coauthor, Sean Elder, tell the riveting story of how one of the country's leading schools was beset by scandal.
About the Author
"Prep School Predators", Amos Kamil's New York Times Magazine cover story, documented decades of sexual abuse at the prestigious Horace Mann School in New York. His book, Great is the Truth, co-authored with Sean Elder, provides an insider's look at the HM survivors' legal efforts to seek damages and get some kind of official apology out of their alma mater. Kamil's play, The Flame Keeper, ran off-Broadway and has been performed regionally and internationally. He is currently at work on The Three Legals, a modern day odyssey set in a post-American New Jersey. He lives with his family in Montclair, New Jersey.
