A former director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra has been accused of sexually abusing a teenager in the 1980s and suspended from his duties with the Metropolitan Opera.
The New York Post reports James Levine is being investigated after allegations were made about sexual misconduct.
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He was the music director of the Boston Symphony for seven years.
In a report filed with the Lake Forest Police Department, he's accused of molesting a 15-year-old boy for years during the 80's while he was a guest conductor at a music festival in Chicago.
The 74-year-old conductor now heads the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He was suspended Sunday.
Levine has not commented on the accusations.