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Breaking news right now out of new hampshire where 20-year-old owen labrie is in court awaiting sentencing. labrie was convicted in august of sexually assaulting a classmate while attending the prestigious st. paul's boarding school. joining me now from concord, new hampshire, is stephanie gosk. she's been following the story for us. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, kate, the sentencing hearing is still going on. the judge expects it to go 2 1/2, maybe 3 hours. we heard from the prosecution as well as the accuser and her family. the prosecution is asking at the very least, that owen labri...

What he wanted. he had to confuse and manipulate a 15-year-old girl. >> reporter: labrie was grilled by prosecutors claiming he hatched a plan to seduce the victim months earlier, sharing with a friend a list of female students he wanted as senior salutes, a so-called tradition at the prestigious st. paul school where older students tallied the number of younger females they had sexual encounters with. the victim's name was on that list in all caps with a note, still at large. after the verdict was read, the victim's family put out a statement partly blaming the school, writing "this convictio...

Opening statements in a case that's raising questions about the culture of sex at an elite boarding school. >> any comments as the trial gets under way? >> then 18-year-old owen labrie is accused of raping a 15-year-old freshman on the roof of a school building last year. but not just any school, the prestigious st. paul's in new hampshire where tuition topped $50,000 a year. its alumni include secretary of state john kerry, former fbi director robert mueller, actors, bankers, and members of congress. according to a search warrant, one of the school's counselor told police there's a horrible t...

Culture at the prestigious st. paul school. trace gallagher back with more on this story. trace. >> the case is getting national attention because it indicates the issue of sexual assault on campus is not just relegated to college, that it's also prevalent in high school and prep schools. st. paul school in new hampshire is often called the ivy league for prep schools. the 19-year-old is accused of raping a 15-year-old student on the roof of a school building at the end of the 2014 school year. apparently this was all tied into a long tradition on campus called senior salute where boys about t...