Sidwell Friends: Police investigate alleged rape at elite Washington school attended by Obama's daughters

Sidwell Friends school is known as a place where many of Washington's elite send their children AP

Police are investigating an alleged rape at an elite school in Washington DC attended by the daughters of President Barack Obama.

According to police, the alleged rape happened at the Sidwell Friends School at around 2.30pm on Wednesday on the city's Wisconsin Avenue campus. The incident was reported later on Wednesday night and involved a male and female student, both in their upper teens.

Fox News said a police report did not say where on campus the alleged rape happened. The report said the incident was “not consensual”, even though at one time the two teens did engage in a consensual sexual relationship.

The Obamas have sent both of their daughters to the school

Sidwell Friends School is known for educating the children of some of Washington’s most notable politicians and other noteworthy people, including Mr Obma’s daughters, Sasha and Malia. Bill and Hillary Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, also graduated from the school.

In a statement, Ellis Turner, the associate head of schoo, said: “It is the longstanding policy of Sidwell Friends School to cooperate fully with any law enforcement investigation. It is also our policy not to comment on such investigations.”