if Chaminade's practices are the "new normal," then, "the original mission of high school sports is headed for extinction." Sexual abuse allegations In 2013, five Catholic orders released the confidential personnel files of a dozen priests and nuns accused of sexually abusing minors throughout previous decades. The files revealed that priest Joseph DiPeri was accused of molesting a student at Chaminade High School in 1977–78. The school's administration was informed at the time, but no further action was taken. A letter from a Los Angeles police detective in the file noted that, "There was no mandatory reporting at the time of the alleged incident." The files also included sexual-abuse allegations from 1973 to 1974 against Charles George Fatooh, who worked at both Chaminade's high school and middle school campuses. Fatooh was voted Teacher of the Year in 1975, and became principal of Chaminade Middle School in 1979. In August, 2017, an unnamed teacher was placed on leave after school officials sent a letter home to parents informing them of "credible evidence" that inappropriate physical conduct between the teacher and student(s) had taken place. Chaminade did not name the teacher in the letter to parents, or in any other public statements. School officials said they hired an independent investigator to review the case. According to local news, a parent whose son was in the teacher's class said, "He seemed like such a nice guy, was really good to my son who just got out of the hospital so it's a bummer." The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed an open investigation into the allegations. The school also received criticism from alumni for their refusal to name the teacher in question. During the 2018–19 school year at Chaminade High School a (teaching) brother was accused of sending explicit images to a minor. [17] The brother had been with the school since 2017 and was well known on both Chaminade campuses, serving in masses and participating in many other school-related activities. He was removed from the West Hills Marianist Community. Notable alumni Rick Bassman (1970s) – entrepreneur, producer, talent agent, and author Brett Erlich (2000) – co-host of Current TV's InfoMania Melissa Francis (1991) – Fox News reporter/host Laura Frankos-Turtledove (1977) – author David Gallagher (2003) – actor Missy Gold (1988) – actor Tracey Gold (1987) – actor Ryan Griffin (2008) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Paige Hemmis (1990) – actor Linda Hogan nee