OAK PARK, In poor health. (WLS) — A former Fenwick Excessive Faculty pupil from Oak Park is accusing a long-time trainer and coach on the college of abuse. Now, the varsity has positioned that trainer on administrative depart pending the outcomes of a third-party investigation.

“His obsession with stalking me grew. After I was going to my faith class, he’d cease me, wrap his arms round me, put me in virtually a headlock, press his cheeks and even his lips in opposition to my face and ask me about my love life,” stated Helen Quinn-Pasin in a YouTube video uploaded this week.

Former Fenwick Excessive Faculty pupil Quinn-Pasin turned to social media to accuse long-time Fenwick trainer John Quinn of sexual abuse.

The 2 usually are not associated.

John Quinn is the brother of former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.

That YouTube video has been seen greater than 33,000 instances.

The Village of Oak Park confirms Quinn-Pasin contacted police on September 24 final 12 months about a number of alleged incidents that befell between 2013 and 2014.

Oak Park officers stated police performed an intensive investigation, interviewed all events concerned and even consulted with the Prepare dinner County State’s Legal professional intercourse crime unit. They stated the unit didn’t imagine the allegations warranted felony intercourse crime fees, however could have warranted misdemeanor battery fees.

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Nevertheless, the statute of limitations for such fees had expired and Oak Park police closed the investigation with no fees.

Now, Fenwick Excessive Faculty is conducting its personal third-party investigation and has positioned John Quinn on depart pending the outcomes.

Assertion from Fenwick Excessive Faculty:

“As a few of , this morning a Fenwick alumna posted a video detailing her expertise as a pupil at Fenwick and our dealing with of a severe matter involving a school member.

Please be assured that we took, and are taking, her allegations significantly and the inquiry into the incidents she describes is ongoing.

Fenwick has been in touch with the Oak Park Police Division relating to this matter. Their investigation concluded this previous fall, and no fees have been introduced.

By way of an unbiased third get together, Fenwick has supplied to offer a discussion board the alumna finds acceptable to make an announcement intimately, however nonetheless, we’re transferring forward with the investigation of the conduct she dropped at our consideration in December 2021.

The security of the younger individuals entrusted to our care is of the utmost significance to us. If anybody feels she or he has suffered abuse or different misconduct at Fenwick, we ask them to come back ahead with any data and to obtain the assistance and therapeutic they deserve.”

John Quinn launched an announcement by his brother Thomas, who stated Quinn is cooperating totally with Fenwick’s third-party investigation.

Assertion on behalf of John Quinn

“John Quinn has given his coronary heart and soul to educating at Fenwick Excessive Faculty for over 40 years. All through his profession, John has offered his college students with an excellent schooling.

John has frequently received educating awards, together with many who originated from pupil nominations. These awards embody the coveted Golden Apple Award, which John received in 1992. The Golden Apple Award honors a choose group of excellent lecturers within the Chicago space every year.

John additionally coached basketball for over 33 years at Fenwick. In recognition of his success and the good devotion that he confirmed to his gamers throughout his teaching profession, John was elected to Catholic League Corridor of Fame and the Illinois Coaches Affiliation Corridor of Fame.

Annually, dozens of John’s historical past college students belief John to put in writing letters of advice for his or her faculty functions.

Numerous numbers of John’s college students and gamers have utilized the life classes that he taught them and have gone on to have profitable careers themselves.

The current accusation that John abused a Fenwick pupil over eight years in the past is categorically false. John has by no means abused a Fenwick pupil, at any time or in anyplace.

John seems ahead to persevering with within the occupation to which he has devoted his whole profession.”

ABC7 has reached out a number of instances to Helen Quinn-Pasin for an interview however has not heard again.

You’ll be able to learn the complete statements from Fenwick Excessive Faculty and on behalf of John Quinn under.