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In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tells his story to NPR.

A report released Tuesday by the Interlochen Center for the Arts documents 70 firsthand accounts of sexual abuse at the institution.Interlochen itself commissioned the report. It spans seven decades, and highlights the misconduct of 47 adults who were affiliated with the institution. None currently work at Interlochen. About a third of them are deceased.

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Epstein's name was removed from the lodge in 2009. Interlochen Center for the Arts says after "careful review and discussion, the Interlochen Board of Trustees has approved a plan to raze" the building.

In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.