These are direct quotes from the Proposed Second Amended Petition published on September 19th, 2022. Staff Member 1 Current Staff Member 1 was one of several staff who restrained J.P. for an hour and a half. As a result of that restraint, J.P. suffered large bruises lining his left arm from the bicep to the…
Just in case they ever wise up and take it down, here’s a copy: Fun Quotes from the Handbook Agape has a strict “hands off” policy regarding the students. This includes unruly students. Agape staff do not use corporal punishment. Unless there is an emergency students may not receive calls from their parents or legal…
The Attorney General’s office has filed a Motion for Leave to file a Second Amended Petition detail new evidence in the case against Agape Baptist Church/Agape Boarding School. This comes just days before a hearing scheduled for September 21st in Cedar County. Representatives of Agape have also filed a Motion in Limine to exclude the…
Former Employees Sam & Deborah Gerhardt Debby Gerhardt is the daughter of Bethesda owners, Betty (Graves) and Bob Wills. Sam and Deborah married on December 20th, 1975 Samuel Gerhardt studied at Tennessee Temple University and at Carolina University of Theology. He is currently working at Bible Believer’s Cowboy Ministries in Big South Fork, TN. Sam…
According to a Press Release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of California, Julio Sandoval has been arrested for participating in a scheme that transported a minor from California to Missouri. Shana Gaviola, the mother of the minor in question, was also charged. In 2020, Shana Gaviola’s son began living apart from his mother…
Owner, Julio Sandoval, Indicted on Federal Charges Owner of Safe Sound Secure Youth Ministries has been arrested after violating a protection order against a minor and arranging with the child’s mother to have him transported to Stockton, Missouri. The minor child was restrained in handcuffs for approximately 27 hours, according to the unsealed indictment, while…
For 27 years, Steve Bozak has worked in the field of educational consulting. According to his Linkedin, he focuses on Educational Consultant, Boarding School Placement, & troubled teens & young adults treatment. Bozak is a member of the IECA (Independent Educational Consultants Association). According to his website, Bozak’s company specializes in placing children with Attention…