 In June 2017, it was revealed that the rape of a 14-year-old girl had occurred at the city's West High School in September 2015.A public uproar ensued when it became apparent that neither the county district attorney, City Hall, the police department or the Manchester school system had reported the rape of the girl to the public.When Joyce Craig criticized Gatsas's handling of the 2015 rape, he accused her of trying to politicize the crime.