farris: the resignation came after 9 women took their allegations public. but a source close to the allentown cadets says there intt & are more alleged victims who& of resignation came and went into allegations public but a source close to the and there are more alleged victims who are staying are staying staying silent. >>reporter: a source close to the internationally know allentown cadets says originally there were 12 or 13 women who claim they were harassed or sexually assaulted by cadets director george hopkins... but only 9 wanted to go public. >>source: no one knew their stories except myself so they were as shocked and appalled to know that some of them had been friends and marched together or apart of the alumni together but no one ever told each other. >>reporter: the youth education in the arts board...the body that oversees the allentown cadets.. calls this a painful moment.. saying quote: "george has resigned. though he denies the allegations, he believes stepping aside is in the best interest of the organization." the board says it investigated the allegations when the an attorney for the women approached it in january. saying quote: "the investigation was conducted professionally and vigorously. unfortunately, there was no cooperation at all from anyone making those accusations. drum corps international...the body that sanctions the cadets says it's conducting its own investigation. >>dan acheson: we are taking this matter very seriously, very concerned about the safety and about being of not only the performers but anybody who engages with our organization." >>reporter: linda riley and her twin sister are among the group of nine who say the alleged incidents happened dating back to >>jaccii farris: because the alleged incidents happened so long ago, at there is no possibility of criminal action. it as many of the alleged incidents happened so long ago it's uncle sounded decades ago there isar e a civil suit. riley says their possibility of criminal action main focus was removing it's unclear if the women hopkins from his post. hopkins l and his attorney were not file a civil status riley said