They led the charge to sound the alarm on and rid Miss Hall’s School of a teacher who they allege preyed on them. They felt validated when an independent investigation concluded that administrators at the posh private Massachusetts school failed to protect them and other female students from an accused sexual predator.

But Melissa Fares and Hilary Simon say the 60-page report , which was released last week following an investigation by Maine law firm Aleta, brought them little in the way of closure.

They have to live with the knowledge that their alleged tormentor, Matthew Rutledge , who has also been accused in the report of grooming three other former Miss Hall’s School students for sex, will likely never be charged with a crime because the age of consent in Massachusetts is 16.

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