Suffield Academy head resigns amid probe as police report overdose at Maine home

Charles Cahn, head of Connecticut’s Suffield Academy for 23 years, resigned after being placed on leave amid an IRS investigation into alleged tax fraud and money laundering. The case has unsettled the school community, where Cahn was a prominent and highly paid leader, though the school says its finances are not under scrutiny.

According to a police incident report, Cahn went missing from contact for two days before his wife located him at their Maine lake house. A deputy found him overdosing, administered two doses of Narcan and took him to hospital; the report does not identify the drugs. Cahn said he was stepping down to focus on his health, while the school said it was cooperating with investigators and Casey Bobo had taken over his duties.