Grand Traverse Prosecutor Flags 10-15 Interlochen Abuse Cases for Possible Charges After 70 Allegations
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Updated · Traverse City Ticker · Aug 4
Grand Traverse Prosecutor Flags 10-15 Interlochen Abuse Cases for Possible Charges After 70 Allegations
3 articles · Updated · Traverse City Ticker · Aug 4
Summary
Noelle Moeggenberg said she has identified 10-15 potentially viable Interlochen abuse cases for criminal review after the school report detailed about 70 allegations involving 47 accused perpetrators over 75 years.
Those cases hinge on missing specifics — including exact dates, conduct and whether suspects left Michigan — because statutes of limitations vary, while first-degree criminal sexual conduct has no time limit.
Moeggenberg has asked Interlochen's outside investigator, Sanghavi Law Office, for more detail before turning viable cases into a full law-enforcement probe led by the Grand Traverse Sheriff's Office.
The caseload could expand if more survivors come forward by October, and Moeggenberg said she may seek help from the Michigan attorney general or state police if viable cases reach roughly 15.
Civil pressure is also building: attorney Matthew Curtis says several survivors are weighing claims and urged Michigan's House to advance a bill reopening a two-year window for older abuse lawsuits.