investigation by "usa today" reporter steve riley, he found that despite laws in most states requiring schools to report suspected child abuse it was extremely rare for administrators to be held criminally accountable for turning a blind eye to teacher misconduct. >> once he started abusing me j very quickly. >> reporter: chelly believes koetters is another exam of what it is to pass the trash now alleging in a civil suit his was a pattern of bad behavior that began when he taught at another private school in the area. in 2015 he pled guilty to four counts of sexual abuse and received a one-year jail sentence. >> it'll never be okay. never be right but i don't feel like i have to hide anymore. >> reporter: now both schools issued statements to abc. the school that previously employed him said he was terminated in 199 9 for shoving a student. the high school chelsea attended denied knowing about his sexual