Family of prep school sexual assault victim launch non-profit

CONCORD, N.H. – The parents of a girl who was sexually assaulted by a fellow student at a New Hampshire prep school have received approval to launch a new non-profit aimed at high school sexual assault awareness.

The Concord Monitor reported Thursday that Susan Prout and her husband, Alex Prout, have named their non-profit “I Have The Right To.” The name comes from a social media campaign launched by their daughter Chessy Prout in August 2016.

Chessy was a freshman at St. Paul’s School when she was sexually assaulted by Owen Labrie as part of a conquest ritual. Labrie was convicted of misdemeanour sexual assault and child endangerment in 2016. He is seeking a new trial.

Susan Prout says their family wants to help victims “shine a light on the issue of sexual violence.”