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ClaudetteMissouri Highway Patrol Confirms Criminal Probe into Alleged Abuse at Agapé Boarding School
Missouri authorities opened a criminal investigation into Agapé Boarding School in February 2021, after a series of allegations of abuse at the Christian boys’ school. The Missouri State...
Former students describe abuse at unlicensed boarding school in Piedmont, Missouri, whose owners were charged with kidnapping
Former students of Lighthouse Christian Academy, an unlicensed faith-based boarding school in southeast Missouri, have described abuse at the school. According to former students interviewed by The Star,...
Agape Boarding School in Stockton, Missouri, to Close Jan. 20 Amid Abuse Allegations
Agape Boarding School, a Christian residential facility in Stockton, Missouri, that has been under scrutiny for alleged abuse of its students over decades, announced that it will shut...
Advocates Urge Missouri Attorney General to Investigate Abuse Allegations at Christian Boarding Schools
Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools urged the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors, and take other steps to stop...
Youth Ministry Leader in North Charleston, South Carolina, Charged With Assaulting 10 Girls
North Charleston Police have charged Vernon Willis, 26, with 13 counts of second-degree assault and battery, according to jail records. The charges followed an investigation into claims that...
Former Silicon Valley youth pastor under investigation after families allege abuse at South Bay church
A former Silicon Valley pastor and youth ministry leader is under investigation after numerous families accused him of abusing their children while he led a youth ministry at...
GwenFormer Christian School Employees in Damascus, Oregon, Charged in Alleged Sex Abuse of Student
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says David and Rachel Wakefield both worked at Damascus Christian School at the time of the allegations. According to the sheriff’s office, David...
Christian School in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse by Staff
Asheville Christian Academy, a PreK-12 private school in Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, is the subject of a civil lawsuit alleging that the school and its staff failed...
Trinity Academy Sued in Wichita, Kansas, Over Alleged Teacher Abuse of Student
A woman who was sexually assaulted as a teenager by a Trinity Academy teacher has sued the private K-12 Christian school and two of its officials for negligence....
