An outside investigation into the Interlochen Center for the Arts, a well-known Michigan boarding school and summer camp for the arts, has found 70 accounts from former students describing sexual misconduct by 47 faculty and staff members. The abuse reportedly took place over six decades, from the 1950s through the 2010s. The 97-page report, produced by the Sanghavi law office and made public in July 2026, also identified two people who said Jeffrey Epstein engaged in sexual conduct connected to the school. The Guardian

Interlochen hired the Sanghavi law office in 2024 to look into reports of sexual abuse by faculty and staff. The investigation later grew to include information about Epstein. The full report is posted on Interlochen's own website as a PDF, and details about the investigation are available through October 2026 at interlochen.org/about/historical-investigation. Interlochen Center for the Arts

Jeffrey Epstein attended Interlochen as a camper in 1967. Between 1990 and 2003, he gave the school more than $400,000. After Epstein was convicted of a sex offense in Florida in 2008, Interlochen removed his name from a lodge on campus and renamed it Green Lake Lodge. The building was later torn down after the U.S. Justice Department released millions of pages of documents about Epstein. The Guardian

The Associated Press separately reported in May 2026 that Epstein had been accused of meeting at least two people at Interlochen. The Sanghavi report identifies two people connected to the school who reported sexual conduct by Epstein. It is not clear whether those two people spoke directly to the Sanghavi law office. Associated Press ClickOnDetroit

None of the 47 accused faculty and staff still work at Interlochen. More than a third have died. Interlochen's president, Trey Davey, and board chair, Barrett Rollins, wrote a letter to the community about the findings and posted it online. WDIV/ClickOnDetroit, a Detroit NBC station, called the reports "devastating" in its July 29 coverage. The Guardian ClickOnDetroit

Interlochen has given the names of the accused individuals to Grand Traverse County authorities in northern Michigan. The Guardian

The broader picture here is that Interlochen is not alone in facing this kind of reckoning. Other elite schools have also hired outside investigators to examine old abuse claims. But the scale at Interlochen stands out: 70 accounts over 60 years, 47 accused individuals, and a connection to Jeffrey Epstein, whose network has drawn federal scrutiny for years. The school's choice to post the full report on its own website, rather than just releasing a short summary, also sets it apart from institutions that have fought to keep similar findings private.

The Epstein connection adds another layer. His ties to the school started as a camper in 1967 and continued through large donations for over a decade. The decision to tear down the lodge that once carried his name, timed after the Justice Department released its Epstein documents, suggests the school recognized the reputational and legal risk of keeping that association. The two accounts of sexual conduct by Epstein at Interlochen, as recorded in the report, add new locations to the map of where he allegedly carried out abuse.

Handing the accused individuals' names to local authorities could open the door to criminal charges. But several factors complicate that path: the amount of time that has passed, the fact that more than a third of the accused are deceased, and questions about statutes of limitations, which are legal time limits on how long after a crime someone can be charged. The gap between the Associated Press reporting the story in May and the full investigation coming out in July suggests the report's release was carefully planned, not a rushed reaction to media pressure.

Interlochen's leadership has described the investigation as part of an effort to hold the institution accountable. Whether the findings lead to further legal action, whether civil lawsuits or criminal charges, will depend on decisions by Grand Traverse County prosecutors and whether affected alumni choose to pursue individual claims.