Royal Conservatory Probes '70s-'80s Abuse Allegations

0:00The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto just announced plans for an independent third-party probe into allegations of sexual abuse from the 1970s and 1980s survivors who were kids and young adults back then have started sharing their stories with the school One of the world's top spots for music training since 1886 Earlier this year a former student named Luciana Luchman went public in the Toronto Star Accusing renowned pianist Boris Berlin of abusing her at age 15 during lessons Berlin who got the order of Canada and passed away in 2001 was a big name there The Conservatory says more people might come forward soon Leaders at the RCM say they're deeply upset by these claims and have finished an internal review They've been digging through old records Teaming up with the University of Toronto which ran the place before 1991 the board unanimously back this move after hearing from the community Now they're hunting for expert investigators to handle a full external look creating safe spots for survivors to speak up

1:06Confidentially official stress the tricky decades-old nature of it all but promise transparency every step as they finalize the plan and scope with partners The RCM bows real change to protect everyone moving forward Turning pain into lasting fixes stay informed with Canada news today AI powered updates. I'm Corey with the story