ReVille Victim Files Citadel Lawsuit

The father of another victim of convicted child molester Louis "Skip" ReVille has filed a lawsuit against The Citadel claiming the school could have prevented his child from being abused if it had acted on early reports that ReVille was involved in sex acts with young boys.

ReVille assaulted the victim, who is now age 16, on more than one occasion as a result of The Citadel’s negligence, according to a copy of the suit filed Tuesday in Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, the Post and Courier reported.

“The Citadel breached its duty, and was grossly negligent in making no disclosure of any type of information it knew in 2007 that ReVille was dangerous to children,” the suit states.

ReVille pleaded guilty in 2012 to molesting more than 20 young boys over a 10-year period while coaching, teaching and leading Bible studies across the Lowcountry. 

In 2007, ReVille was confronted and reportedly admitted to campus police that he had improper contact with young boys while he was a student and summer camp leader. The alleged abuse happened in 2002, but no action was taken by the school and the case was not turned over to police.