Paul Geer "The Music Man" was convicted by a federal jury after a two-week-long trial on two counts of coercing and enticing two separate children to travel across state lines to engage in unlawful sexual activity and two counts of transporting the children across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity with those children.  The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on two additional counts. 

"The evidence at trial proved that, while Geer was a teacher at the Family Foundation School in Hancock, New York, he imposed various disciplinary sanctions on students that were tantamount to torture. The sanctions Geer imposed on students included depriving children of food or forcing children to eat food that had been regurgitated, binding children in rugs and leaving them in isolated rooms for extended periods of time and forcing children to perform forced physical labor. "

Read the full Press Release from the US Attorney's Officer HERE.

3/5/25 News 12 with Erin Lawlor: https://www.wbng.com/2025/03/05/watch-family-foundation-school-alumni-share-their-story-following-arrest-paul-geer/

Listen to "Meet the Music Man" HERE.

Read Liz Ianelli's memoir about The Family School "I See You Survivor" HERE

Watch Jon Martin Crawford testify to Congress about FFS HERE

Read the Catskills Reporter's ongoing series about FFS HERE

Get ready to hear all about the trial once Paul's 2 week period to try and overturn the conviction has passed. Until then please help us protect this case.

THANK YOU to all of you, without whom this would never have been possible. And as always, to all Survivors out there, #ISeeYouSurvivor