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Exeter School Counselor Sex Assault: More Fallout

A school dean was placed on leave for supporting Kristie Torbick, an Exeter school guidance counselor who sexually assaulted a student.

BEDFORD, NH — There was more fallout this week amid controversy over school officials' support for an Exeter High School guidance counselor convicted of sexually assaulting a student. Zanna Blaney, a dean at Bedford High School, was on leave as of Thursday amid an investigation into her support for Kristie Torbick, who in July was sentenced to up to 5 years in prison for sexually assaulting a student. Torkbick previously worked a guidance counselor for Bedford schools.

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