Chelsea — Charges against a former Thetford Academy student who was accused of sexually assaulting several female classmates between spring 2016 and spring 2017 appear to have been moved to juvenile court.

Connor Tatro, then 16, was charged as an adult in July 2017 because of the seriousness of the allegations, Assistant Orange County Attorney Dickson Corbett said previously.

Asked this week about Tatro’s case, which court clerks say is no longer a matter of public record, Corbett said he could only say “one thing.”

 “Which is that the formerly public criminal division matter has been transported to the family division for confidential proceedings,” Corbett said, declining to comment further.

Juvenile proceedings are conducted within the family court system in Vermont, but Corbett wouldn’t say if that was the track Tatro’s case is taking now.

Tatro’s attorney, Catherine Dux, declined to comment on the matter.

Juvenile court proceedings are confidential, meaning the public is denied access to all juvenile court files and court hearings, according to the Vermont Judiciary.

Prosecutors filed seven felony counts of sexual assault without consent against Tatro in July 2017 after five girls came forward and alleged that Tatro assaulted them. Tatro, of Post Mills, pleaded not guilty to those charges and was released into his mother’s custody.

The alleged acts ranged from groping to forced sexual intercourse and took place in several spots on campus, including both inside and outside of the school, according to an affidavit that was written by Orange County Sheriff’s Department Detective Lt. Scott Clouatre and filed in Tatro’s then-public case.

Each charge alleged Tatro “compelled the other person to participate in a sexual act without the consent of the other person,” court documents say.

The case raised questions about whether a teacher and dean at Thetford Academy followed proper mandatory reporting laws when they first learned of the alleged incidents.

Shortly after the state brought charges, Clouatre said he couldn’t comment on whether they followed the protocols, which require school officials to make a report to the Department of Children and Families within 24 hours if they suspect child abuse.

Repeated telephone and email messages left for Clouatre, the case investigator, and his superior, Sheriff Bill Bohnyak, recently weren’t returned.

Thetford Academy Head of School William Bugg said on Friday that Tatro hasn’t attended the school since the charges were filed.

Asked whether the school has changed any protocols or is doing anything different since the alleged incident, Bugg emailed a prepared statement.

“Thetford Academy takes very seriously its commitment to ensure a safe and healthy environment for its students. We have conducted an extensive review of our school safety and security processes and staff training with the support of law enforcement and experts and professionals in these areas,” Bugg wrote. “We have also augmented our health and wellness programs. Our students are fully engaged in the new academic year and we are energized by their commitment, enthusiasm and considerable talents.”

Jordan Cuddemi can be reached at jcuddemi@vnews.com or 603-727-3248.