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ClaudetteMissouri bills would require background checks and state notification for unlicensed religious youth residential facilities
Former residents, parents and staff described witnessing physical and sexual abuse in youth residential facilities in Missouri and across the country. Their accounts included people being thrown to...
Denton, Texas, Church Investigation Finds Former Youth Pastor Sexually Abused 14 Girls
A North Texas megachurch has released a church-wide investigation finding that a former youth pastor sexually abused 14 girls at two different churches. The findings were shared with...
Eastover Christian Academy administrator charged with 120 counts of sex crimes involving a 14-year-old student
Cumberland County investigators on Thursday charged Craig Steven Wheeler, 49, administrator of Eastover Christian Academy, with sex crimes involving a minor. Wheeler faces 120 counts, including committing sexual...
Hialeah Christian School Teacher Charged With Child Abuse
A first-grade teacher at Horeb Christian School in Hialeah, Florida, is facing child abuse charges involving three of her students, according to police. Beth Ann Nemec, 47, is...
Former Christian School Teacher Charged After Student Suffers Bruise on Nose
Authorities in Escambia County, Florida, have charged a former teacher at a Christian school with child abuse. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office identified the teacher as 28-year-old Michelle...
Cottage Hill Christian Academy Teacher Nicole Staples Arrested in Mobile, Alabama, on Alleged Child Abuse Charges After Viral Video
Nicole Staples, a teacher at Cottage Hill Christian Academy in Mobile, Alabama, has been fired and arrested after a video of her circulated widely on social media. One...
Former St. Johns Christian Academy Teacher Arrested in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, on Alleged Inappropriate Relationship With Student
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a former teacher at St. Johns Christian Academy in the Town of Moncks Corner was arrested following an investigation into...
Gastonia, North Carolina, Christian academy teacher and pastor arrested on allegation of soliciting prostitution
A teacher at a Christian school in Gaston County, North Carolina, who also serves as a pastor, was arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution, according to WBTV’s report. Jail...
Former Christian School Teacher Charged With Six Counts of Sexual Battery of Student
A former South Carolina Christian school teacher has been arrested again and faces new charges after an investigation into an inappropriate relationship with a student, officials said. Fountain...
