Mercer Island School District settles sex abuse claim for $1.5M
A former student alleged district administrators failed to intervene and protect her from being sexually abused by an English teacher
Reporter Whitney Bryen speaks to the Idaho Statesman about "Guarded by Predators," a new series by InvestigateWest exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them. The series launched on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at investigatewest.org.
Through court records, survivor accounts, and months of reporting, we uncover how Idaho’s broken system shields abusers and hides their crimes from the public. Until now.
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