I was in Parkers group with you. Plane tickets almost bought etc. Ken Kay is a criminal. The Roaches were arrested and charged, but escaped the country and have never faced trial. If I wasnt a kid back then I would have known better to sue their asses off! May you find peace and love in your worlds. He is also responsible for overseeing afacilityin violation of many health codes and maintaining a lack of ethical standards of care for the students of CBS. The place is shut down, but just down the road is a new one and Parker is in charge of it. I remember this guy Eric Rostdoc marten wearing skinhead punkjust kidding, how are you eric? Fuck Chaffins Fat Ass Bill, I have to disagree with you on all of this. I would have killed myself. He served as Admissions Director until at least 2011. I suggest that you remove his comment, Bill. It was on either Bob or Narvins private land and comprised of 2 TPs and a fortress type wall. I will never be the same. I went to Distant Drums. Schools get money when they have sports programs that compete, so I have a feeling I wasnt the only one getting leveled up fast for those purposes. Many former students have reported abuse at the facilities. Fuck that horrible place and everyone that worked there. On every count of abuse against the students in their care, each one of these people should be held accountable for the crimes they havecommittedand facilitated on a grand scale. I graduated from Tranquility Bay as well, until I got home and my school district did not accept any of the credits. Conditions at High Impact were said to be deplorable by the Mexican and American authorities that raided and shut down the compound in 2002. Got something special for Garrott in the works GTFOH. I look forward to the day when all these places are shut down. Female student mistreated at Utah & Jamaica Lyndsay, 1999, A story of teen sex abuse & mind control in teen prisons Anon, 1993, https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwaspsurvivors/, https://photos.app.goo.gl/rBdUCYeqz4ad92VC7, Youth Foundation Closes Amid Scandals, Lawsuits | WWASP Survivors, Tweetstorm to Shut Down Logan River Academy Today | My Cult Life, 416. Who knows? Phoenix, AZ 85040. In December 2003 I was kidnapped by the mountain men. I would guess that maybe 10-15% of the kids that were there actually needed to be there. And before you even pretend to say thats because of WWASP, I was considered nonworking and took my exit plan when they could no longer legally hold me as an adult. It was by far the craziest experience of my life. I act like it never happened. I have been looking for you for years Doug. They have been evicted from the Cross Creek property in La Verkin and are moving to the old Diamond Ranch property in Hurricane next weekend. I feel like because of those tapes I have a pretty grounded base of philosophy and literature, and while I majored in Sociology with a business minor in college, I feel like I have a better grasp of those subjects from reading every single book I could when I was off staff buddy and from the tape room than my friends who majored in those fields. When my own family was not around for me they both were. I hope that asshole is dead. I was also in K group with Parker and Jean. Non-academic records are not available, as far as we know. Psychological Torture Lifeboat process in WWASP Seminars Meyla A. 2 wonderful people who made a very positive impact on my life. Farnsworth met Litchfield when both worked at Provo Canyon Schools. Narvin was also named as a defendant in two other lawsuits, namely Lexington Insurance Company vs. Carolina Springs et al., a personal injury suit, and the Turley class action suit. Finlinson sat on my back screaming. He was an evil, disguisting animal that deserves decades in prison for the abuse he not only allowed but promoted and got off on. So he must be. I also see what they tried to do in seminars, but people interpret it as brain washing. The med counter is still there with the nurse sign still right above it. Cory Padilla, maybe you remember him. The school is bogus there anyway & not really accredited, so anything he did, he will have to do over. I was in Cross Creek in 07 I think it was. The parents because of covid were not allowed to see our children for MONTHS. If you want anything to go away, dont buy it. Hannah, I also attended CCM but I left in 2003. I can be found on social media if anyone wants to get in contact with me. Randall Hinton Owner of Casa By The Sea and co-owner of High Impact. He was also a trustee of WWASP. Oh I didnt graduate after the little scuffle in the cafeteria with Preston and Raphael and a come clean done by a group mate I was too much of a liability to the state of Utah because I was now 18. Everything is still there, just laying around abandoned. I can100% agree with everything said in these posts. Just wanted to give some more info about Bob and Narvin. The kidnapping resulted in two full on adult fist fights between me (a 16yr old) and grown men. To all you out there who shared that experience, youre not alone. Do you have any information on the US Youth ServicesNon-Profit, Inc. in Lecompte Louisiana? He was at Cross Creek when I was there, 1993-1995. Also held me and a boarded up room with hands tied behind my back and nose against the wall for 8 hours a day because I didnt want to write a letter home saying I was doing well. I always thought I was ungrateful and felt guilty for being unloyal to my parents. Then went to group 10 when that was made. Can anyone help please I need them for a new job. I thought I was a young Robert Lowell or something in there. I did half my time in solitary confinement the hole on tile floor 8 hours a day and the other half of the day tapesI developed a bad hemmoroid from all the hours sitting on tile floor. Who would have hired her knowing (or should have known) her employment past! Steve and Glenda Roach were my kidnappers in mid 1994, so they were working with the WWASP programs at that time. It took many years for my parents and I to resolve our differences and i lost out on a lot of things children shouldnt have to miss. Yet always ran past the time because he never wanted to get off the phone. Peace and Love, Executives from the school have denied these allegations, saying the accusers just "didn't like their parents trying to help them". They were kind loving people who truly cared about the kids that went through the program. Is there a Cross Creek charter school in Michigan? That dick head ex Mexican army guy who always said this is not burger king, you cannot have it your way. Hey my name is Megan coyner i went to cross creek in the years between 1995-1997 i was in B group and thane was my therapist some of the people in my groups names i remember are gaby,miranda,elizabeth,erica. Trane was eventually arrested and charged with sexual assault of a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor by a counselor, and child endangerment. I am Willy Modisetts mom. He was told it was basically a wilderness experience. I do know that the girl side was a lot more strict and they were very anal about following the rules. Last I talked to you you were in the Navy stations in Sacramento. rob seher i watched you come and go brother i was there for 22 months i still have a lot of internal struggles the place was fucked no doubt about it and all in the name of money i got to catch up with some of you guys who were there around my time from 03 to 05, hey man, i was there in 2003. about 8 months, jeff cannon, quiet guy never talked to anybody. Its crazy to think that those SN boxes are still there, just behind that wall. FUCK JAY KAY AND FUCK YOUR BITCH ASS CHILD MOLESTING CHILD ABUSIVE PROGRAMS. I had NEVER had sex before I went there. That place is a hell hole and it needs to be shutdown and all of the staff their know that. Survivor Testimony Tia Foster 4605 East Elwood Street, Suite 100. You were a troubled teen, so youre just lying. You dont know me, you dont know why I was sent to the program, you dont know what I endured there, yet you write off the experiences of me and hundreds of other people on this page based on one faulty assumption. d/b/a Cross Creek Program d/b/a Cross Creek Admissions is a "WWASPS Enterprise" associated-in-fact residential school and is owned by Robert B. Lichfield, Brent Facer, and Recaf, Inc. I know exactly what you mean. And if it did then it is definitely gone). I witnessed some horrific things go down that no one deserved regardless of how troubled they were. I am not sure about all that has transpired with these programs. OMG Wesley T. W. Craig PHD! Now, Firstly, child abuse can mean a few things to a few different people. Wow. After Paradise Cove was shut down he moved back to Cross Creek and then went on to become director of Midwest Academy, in KeokukIowa. The pain that will NEVER go away. God this place was the worst I still partially hate my parents for it. When did they close down? They never displayed those signs before he got a hold of them. When Darrington Academy closed, he moved to Lake Tahoe, Nevada, and got a job as the dean at a private school. Its funny you mention suicide: more than half of the people I havent seen online that Ive looked up have been either dead or in prison. Tanner, I think we were in the same Discovery seminar, Its scary places like that exist. His meetings, to a child, were a terrifying thing to endure. If you are lucky enough to still be alive after long term abuse. Are you sure? +(91)-9821210096 | where is bobby dassey now 2020. was margaret lockwood's beauty spot real. Some were doing it because night shift was simple, they were old, but wanted something to do. My worst experience there was when I was restrained because I didnt sit down when they told me too. See my survivor testimony and that of Daniel Mauerer for more info as to conditions at these two programs. Wayne Winder The kids were so brain washed info thinking this bullshit mindless program would change them. I was there 02/03, I had Thane as a therapist. reember when I was there in 2007and 08.. always seemed as the staff were at war, or just screwing a student, or 3 or 4, or arranging for the fight a million dollar money making scam at childrens expense. The elder Kay started as a night staffat Brightway Adolescent Hospital, in St. George Utah. Before he rejoined, though, he made this statement: These people are basically a bunch of untrained people who work for this organization. Got pulled out after 8 months. I would only say that the info on Ron is not quite correct. The tape rooms were the only part that kept me sane. I was betrayed by family and kidnapped during the day. Damn I remember Dallas haha. Latest we have heard, you can contact Browning Academy (being run by Ken Kay) in Utah and he will send school transcripts/records for $50. I was in group 3 with thane 06 through 08 ~Zach. You left soon as you turned 18. I know what was meant to be done, but they went about it the wrong way. [1] And to imaginewhat I was sent there for is now legal where Im at Not jail for DUI straight convicted felons of violent and extreme crimes. My therapist wasnt too bad, but I remember Garth and how most were scared of him. When I was at Cross Creek, he was one of the good guys. Fuck every single one of these low life fucks getting off on beating kids, molesting them and laughing about it. Dwayne Lee Forced us to sit in front of a wall for 8 hours a day, listen to mindless tapes for 5 hrs a day, and much more. [3], In 2006, a lawsuit was filed against Cross Creek and other defendants, alleging widespread physical and psychological abuse of the teenagers sent into their programs.[4]. In order to shield WWASP, he relied on tactics such as shell companies, misspellings of names and addresses, and name changes. Ron, Rita, and Craig Hansen were the most evil tyrants Ive every met in my life. When they took her from me, I thought that I was going through Hell, but I was nowhere near La Virken, Utah. I know when my son went in was not the same boy when he came out. I was here around 04 Then walked when I was 18. I re connected with Norbert Lofe my best friend at cross creek and Kevin Thomas who is now one of my best ground they both also live close by. Fuck this school and its abuse towards people with mental problems. It is unclear whether that facility was a WWASP program. Im. You were kidnapped, had your freedoms withdrawn, and were forced to follow a regiment that has no benefit whatsoever in the real world. Apparently its shut down. was anybody there from may 2012-october 2012? I am so glad they shut it down. I was at academy at Ivy ridge 20+ years ago and still have dreams about that place. But Narvin kept busy, re-opening Dundee Ranch under the new name Pillars of Hope (or Pilares de Esparanza.) I hate that man with a passion! Its pathetic how they make your family not trust you and not believe your stories about the abuse. Gp to #opstopinabuse and look at his profile there.You can track down his family too. He ordered their restraints, food and sleep deprivation and bragged about keeping students in isolation for more than 6 months at a time. Wet successful in my current life and have a flourishing social life, so no one knows what Ive been through. Officials also found 100 of 193 students did not have the required immigration papers. If they were so innocent, and we are all just liars, why have so many been shut down by authorities for sexually misconduct and abuse? That is very comforting, and will make it easier to heal. Another question: If you, an experienced professional, if a rape victim who disclosed to you 10 years after the fact, would you tell them they dont need to talk about it or get a support system because its been so long and they are just dwelling on it? My son Christopher Caddell was in group 4 2003 and 2004. This place was evil. Way better program. Michael (pronounced Michelle) I remember you! Ill never be the same and I feel an obligation to make sure other kids dont have to be trapped in these prisons where restraint, belittling, or cruel punishment are an every day occurrence. Ron Garrett is a bitch ass nigga. Any abuse that may have occurred is on top of that fact. I wanted to throw a damn party when I heard they were finally FINALLY shut down!!! 3 Beds. He then served as Assitant Director for Spring Creek in 1996, then took a job in the same role for Tranquility Bayi 1997. As Administrator of the boys side of CBS, Finlinson was responsible for running a brutal program that systematically abused, deprived and tormented children. Cross Creek Charter Academy is a tuition-free public charter school open to all children who live in Michigan. Well rick Michael Hall, When in 2003 did you get there and what group were you in? And the wheels on the bus go round and round. Vietnam-era Veteran, Your email address will not be published. He was asked to enroll his son into a new WWASP program, High Impact, on a short-term basis while they worked out the details of his transfer to Cross Creek. Thank you for getting this website going! For anyone who was in group five from January 2017 June 2017, I think about all of you often. After Tranquility Bay, in 1998he again served as Assistant Director, this time for Carolina Springs, working under Narvin Litchfield. I can name at least 3 other people in the same situation but ill keep their names off the post cause I havent seen them on here. These guys are like hiding Nazi SS rats, just follow the smell, and the exterminate. They drained my college fund and I was way worse off after going to CCM. Its hard to grasp the fact that we were all there. I even tried to run once. As Administrator of both the girls and boys side of Casa By the Sea, Robinson was in charge during the time period of several reported cases of abuse and maltreatment of the students of CBS including violentrestraints, rape and other forms of sexual abuse. They led everyone including myself believe that is where i went. I too was in Cross Creek from Memorial Day weekend 2004-December 2005. Dave Arslanian is Co-Owner and formerly served as Admissions Director of Eagle Ranch Academy in St. George, Utah. He was still the boss there until 2011 I believe. Luke Hallows I was only in Casa By the Sea for under 6 months when I was 16. He had many sexually inappropriate talks with young girls as well as brought them to his house when they reached high levels. Also even though the education was totally bullshit, I was self motivated and interested in school again being away from drugs and hustling. I want to share my experience I was incarcerated in group 2 Darrel group as horizon academy shares the property with cross creek anyways this place is torture fucked me up real being there time goes by real. I was in that room for basically a year and a half straight, and it really expanded my mind when it came to literature and philosophy, the tapes and playing spades and reading and basketball as well as conversations with therapist Jeff Voorhees about music and paychology were the only things I enjoyed there . Get in contact with me. They traumatized me and I have PTSD and horrible social anxiety as a result of it. Cross Creek Manor, was opened in 1987 in La Verkin, UT. Please get back with me. The explanation of Ron Garret is 100% true. I was old enough at the time of my incarceration to realize it was a scam to get our parents money, and to bilk the insurance companies. Cameron even taught me to drive! After the closing both Miguel and his wife Ali Hernandez were invited to come back to work for Casa By the Sea, where Miguel was responsible for more assaults on students and Ali assisted in the admissions department. Parker is a piece of shit, scum of the earth. Ken Kay Justin remember me? I can go into detail about everything I experienced, as I have a remarkable memory. Preston had recently been moved from Group 7 because that other dude, Justin, got moved into our group and they were talking gang shit. Personally, my experience wasnt all that bad. Learn how your comment data is processed. Award. They also threw mine out. Cross Creek Programs: Abuse and Torment CCM Survivor Statement - Angelique In May of 1993 I was sent to a girls home called Cross Creek Manor (CCM) in southern Utah where I lived for four and a half months. Pullan was also invloved in Camas Ranch, an apparent attempt to remake a portion of the facility into an 18+ program, which also failed. Yes No. Water only and rice and beans diet. Hi Daria! Three Points Center has been a NATSAP member since 2014. He resigned as Director in 2002 while serving a one year, probation-likepre-trial diversion. Thats good to hear man. P. why isnt respect camp or aka bethel boy christian academy on here. What struck me at the time was how young they all were. Any information at all please!! Your name sounds familiar. Were it up to me, I would put every one of these concentration camps out of business and criminally indict all those involved in the abuse. I was there in 1999.i was 17 and had my 18th birthday behind that white fence. Randall was ever to have been announced as arriving, everyone was on their best behavior and the talks with Randall.. Dude was weird and scary.. made it look like he was A Sheep on the outside while hes a wolf on inside.. idk what else to put . I hope you all burn in hell for your horrendous acts, Your email address will not be published. So please, anything I can do to help, please let me know. Call Us Today! Your name sounds familiar, Rob, when were you at CC and what group were you in? I managed to get my diploma in a year even though I had to finish tenth, eleventh and twelve grade. Vaifanua started his career with WWASP at Cross Creek, La Verkin Utah, Then in 1994 he opened Paradise Cove. The only time I was restrained was when I was violent. There has been talk about re-naming it, and the YFI website has gone black. Nick didnt need this place no one needed this lots of graduates from cross creek are or have since been to prison. I mean that literally, I would have committed suicide. Immoral or not, this place was designed to bring back full control of what little brain cells we had left to keep us out of a true institution. I am a lawyer in Alexandria Louisiana and I have been contacted by a family, whose son was possibly abused at this facility. As someone who went to 3 wwasp facilities as a teenage (Casa / SCL / Horizons) I firmly will say thisscum like you are how so many children were allowed to be raped, abused, sexually assaulted, and profited off of. I told off Ron Garrett every group meeting I could. Peace. Rumor then were he married his wife when she was 17 and she was a former student at the program. Id fuck his wife tho lol she was hot. Cameron Pullan I was sent to SUWS wilderness survival school in Idaho before I was sent to Casa by the sea, are they affiliated? U only did six months, but I know some who w theyre for years. Cross Creek Manor, Blanche Hardy, 2002 Seminars / Tranquility bay - "Breaking the vow of secrecy", Karen E. Lile, 1998. The same sick beds are even still there, with mattresses and blankets still in them. Talk about the fox guarding the hen house! It was awful. He served as WWASP president until 1998, when he was replaced by Ken Kay. Plus they were very strict Mormons, who really had never been to the outside world nor experienced the type of problems similar to what us girls had experienced, which explains their lack of empathy. Shut down 2011. But it gucci my parents were asians spoke weak english easy to manipulate but however writing letters and waiting just waiting to hear a response back. Brian Vaifanua Youd have to sleep with lights on, shower with the door cracked open, and listen to educational video tapes all night. You sound like the typical idiot who would believe that it helped you in some way. I hated that man! In 2012 Vaifanua was reported to the St. George school district superintendentwith a long list of allegedhuman rights abuses committed by him and urging the Board to have Mr. Vaifanua banned from working with young children. Trane claims his qualifications to run Midwest were derived from his experience working at two similar schools in Ohio and Southern Utah. I have tried to find ANY info online about this camp but its as if it never existed but trust me it did. You name sounds familiar. [2] Before founding Cross Creek, Lichfield had worked at Provo Canyon School. Wasp is a business and they only want your parents money, they dont give a fuck about you or your family. He apparently served as a Trustee for the company. Hey guys!!! So I was there when it first started and completed the program after 13 months. That guy was a quack. Fuck Ron Garrett and all the staff that enjoyed bullying people there. He was awful. WWASP Survivors is run by a dedicated group of concerned alumni of WWASP-affiliated programs. craig hanson is a liar, deceiver, and that place is the most dishonest place ever. Dan Peart is Robert Browning Litchfields brother-in-law. No more loss. I remember it all like it was yesterday. Please be kind and respectful of others,. this is drake. Dave Miller, my man, miss you bud. Chaffin Pullan is the current administrator. During his tenures at both Casa and Ivy Ridge, Jason was known for his harsh, strict, disciplinarian style. That facility becomes your world. I was at CC from 2002 2004. started off with douchebag parker in group 7. Please tell me what reason do I have to lie? He seems have first gotten involved in WWASP in 1992, as the Director of Majestic Ranch. I pray for the victims and their families every night before I go to bed. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Thank you. They actually ran a program called New Beginnings in LaVerkin Utah back in summer 1991. As Administrator at Casa by the Sea, Luke Hallows has been reported to have participated in, ordered, endorsed, excused and covered up multiple incidents of abuse. I remember Craig too and the kids in his group were always fucked up and acted stupid ass shit. What year were you there. When I arrived, I was put into group 5. I dont know if this place is still up and running but for anyone looking to send their children there, think twice. With a bad record, My adoptive mom sent me to cross creek programs boys side in August 2009 and was taken out in August 2011. Sam., and Mr. Tony were pretty cool though good times playing vball!! Only for that, I thank my parents, not the program itself. Wrong Therapist, I was there from 90 through 92..I still have trust issues to this day. Relationships completely non existent and lost. I can remember seeing jay Kay and Randall Hinton at Tranquility Bay, they broke bones. I was there from may 2001 to august july 2002. Hey fellow survivors of that shit hole.. IDK if you remember me or not but I also was at CC from June 04 till Dec 04 where because of my behavior was punished by being sent to Red Cliff Accent, which might I add was the BEST punishment EVER compared to that place. These kids were nerds never used drugs or fought came to cross creek got reprogrammed and meanwhile heard the stories of others and lived a fight or flight life for years and when they got out they couldnt handle real life. Jade Robinson I was there too in the late 80s. But wouldnt let them go home either. They all sat around a table afterwards and wrote statement of facts to match up against mine. I am a relatively smart, strong person; but Id be a fool of I didnt think that this experience hasnt damaged me in the long term. On top of that, they stole your parents money by lying to them and brainwashing them into believing that you needed to be fixed and the program would fix you. CRAZY kid!!!! In an interview, multiple graduates, parents and staff members from the school described the program as manipulative, abusive and traumatic. We did room together in the other facility off the main campus. Hey blake, werent you my staff buddy? I was the 24th girl at Casa. In February 2016, Midwest Academy was raided and closed by authorities after an allegation of sex abuse against Trane. He ran a system that regularly refused proper medical care and denied students access to school by forcing them to endure 8 hour stretches of detention for days, weeks, and even months in a row. At some point he was working in a public school, but currently Goulding reports to be coaching LittleLeaguein St. George Utah. Fuck all these low life pieces of shit. The former Cross Creek Manor is up for sale: 591 N State St La Verkin, UT 84745 Rules and Regulations Staff Karr Farnsworth Karr Farnsworth have served many roles for WWASP in the many years he has been involved in WWASP.