He moved into his daughter’s dorm and acted like a cult leader. Abused students now suing college

By KAREN MATTHEWS
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Former students are suing Sarah Lawrence College, arguing the New York school failed to protect them from a man who moved into his daughter’s dorm after getting out of prison and then manipulated her friends and roommates into cult-like relationships. Lawrence Ray was convicted last year of charges including racketeering, conspiracy, forced labor and sex trafficking. The plaintiffs say they suffered years of abuse because of the college’s negligence. They say Ray made little attempt to hide the fact that he had moved into his daughter’s dorm. A college spokesperson said Thursday that the facts of the case “will tell a different story.”