The principal of a prestigious all boys private school in Toronto is trying to explain why he waited to tell police about an alleged sexual assault.
Greg Reeves, the principal of St. Michael's College School in Toronto, says he received a ``horrific'' video of the alleged incident last Monday night.
He says he waited in contacting police because the victim hadn't yet told his family about the incident and he was helping the student tell his parents on Tuesday morning, Reeves then says he shared the video with police on Wednesday.
Toronto police have said they first heard about the video from the media on Wednesday and immediately contacted the school.
Police sources have said the incident involved a group of students on the football team pinning down another student in a locker room and allegedly sexually assaulting him with a broom handle.
In a statement released Sunday, St. Michael's says it's launching an ``independent examination'' into what it calls ``underlying attitudes and behaviours inconsistent with its culture and values.''
Reeves says an ``external review committee'' will be created in the next two to three weeks.