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HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
« on: August 21, 2009, 01:25:15 PM »
This little program slipped onto the Lon's roster with nary an announcement. Wonder why? My guess is that the founder's name is more than familiar, to those both in and out of the industry...   :D  

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Posted: Mar 13, 2009

OPENINGS AT HOMELINES

(February 10, 2009) Richard and Karen Armstrong, owners of Homelines in Moyie Springs, ID, have announced they currently have openings at their program, Homelines, for young men ages 18 and older, which offers vocational skills training and mentoring in a traditional home setting. For more information contact Richard Armstrong at 888-267-7797.


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Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2009, 01:30:16 PM »
Breaking News
Posted: Aug 19, 2009

Homelines Program
Moyie Springs, ID

Homelines Offers Reduced Rates

Contact:
Richard Armstrong
Owner
888-267-7797
http://www.homelines.org

August 18, 2009

The Homelines Program in Moyie Springs, Idaho is currently offering a "student stimulus" package, with the reduced rate of $3500.00 for the monthly enrollment fee.

Homelines offers young men ages 18 to 25, one on one mentoring, vocational training such as log cabin building, life skills training, community involvement and the opportunity to acquire their GED.

Homelines offers a unique experience for young men to enjoy the Great Pacific Northwest and to see what North Idaho has to offer.

Please call Richard Armstrong at 888-267-7797 for more information or please visit the website at: http://www.homelines.org


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Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2009, 03:07:50 PM »
smells like Cedu Crap to me.   ::puke::
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Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2009, 03:38:02 PM »
Oh that is TOO rich. This motherfucker drugs and rapes the shit out of a colleague, and now he has his own school?

Little bastard got out of having a record, too, cause he was tried in civil instead of criminal. But for fuck's sake, it was in the spokesman review, and that's how I found out about it. Im sure reputation defender has done its job now and has buried all of that shit in google, though.

Someone prank call him and ask him how Twila is. See how long it takes for him to hang up  on you.

Here's a teen liberty archive of the article. I couldnt even find it on the spokesman's site.

(link: http://www.teenliberty.org/RMA.htm its a ways down the page)


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FEDERAL JURY SIDES WITH WOMAN IN RAPE LAWSUIT

EMPLOYER ORDERED TO PAY $164,595; COUNTY HASN'T FILED

CRIMINAL CHARGES

Section: THE HANDLE

Page: B1

Author: By Susan Drumheller Staff writer

Illustration: Color Photo

Caption: Armstrong

An ``intervention specialist'' who delivers kids to private behavioral schools and camps in North Idaho was

ordered by a federal jury to pay a former employee $164,595 for allegedly drugging and raping her.

Twila Stephenson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Richard Armstrong of Bonners Ferry, Idaho,

in November 1996, accusing him of slipping drugs into her drinks, then raping her.

 

Armstrong runs a company called Boundary Lines, which specializes in transporting teenagers from their

homes to private schools, such as the Rocky Mountain Academy.

Stephenson worked for Armstrong as a counselor from 1993 until April 1996.

The jury deliberated for four hours after a fourday trial in Coeur d'Alene.

Jury members determined that Armstrong raped Stephenson while she was unconscious, that he caused her

to be unconscious and that the conduct was outrageous.

``We were surprised by the verdict,'' said Stanton Rines, Armstrong's attorney.

The evidence included two taped confessions, said Craig Mosman, Stephenson's attorney.

``Somebody who commits those acts ought to be in prison,'' Mosman said.

Boundary County officials never charged Armstrong, despite the fact that Mosman and Stephenson filed a

report with police and offered to provide evidence, Mosman said.

Mosman said he never discussed the case with Boundary County Prosecutor Denise Woodbury, who was

not available for comment Friday.

Stephenson has left the state and now lives and works in New Mexico, Mosman said.

She claimed she was fired after the alleged rape when she confronted Armstrong about crushing sleeping

pills into her drink after she refused to have sex with him.

 

 

All content © 1999 SPOKESMAN-REVIEW and may not be republished without permission.


Heh, that pervert was my family head in voyageurs. I still have my fulltime journal, with his scratched handwriting on the inner cover outlining what the rules were. (note: at that time, he did not know how to spell the word "feminine". But at least he knew he didnt know how to spell it.)

Oh yeah, and Twila was my family head in quest. One of my family heads raped one of my other family heads. That's some family, huh?

Also, does anyone know if this boundary county DA (denise woodbury) is related to Lon?
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Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2009, 05:07:30 PM »
Quote from: "try another castle"
Oh that is TOO rich. This motherfucker drugs and rapes the shit out of a colleague, and now he has his own school?

Little bastard got out of having a record, too, cause he was tried in civil instead of criminal. But for fuck's sake, it was in the spokesman review, and that's how I found out about it. Im sure reputation defender has done its job now and has buried all of that shit in google, though.
My thoughts exactly. Because his operation is small, and because Lon Woodbury seems to harbor a certain fondness for him, his history gets pushed under the radar.
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Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2009, 05:13:48 PM »
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Jury members determined that Armstrong raped Stephenson while she was unconscious, that he caused her to be unconscious and that the conduct was outrageous.

"We were surprised by the verdict,'' said Stanton Rines, Armstrong's attorney.

The evidence included two taped confessions, said Craig Mosman, Stephenson's attorney.

"Somebody who commits those acts ought to be in prison,'' Mosman said.

Boundary County officials never charged Armstrong, despite the fact that Mosman and Stephenson filed a report with police and offered to provide evidence, Mosman said.

Mosman said he never discussed the case with Boundary County Prosecutor Denise Woodbury, who was not available for comment Friday.
Heh, that pervert was my family head in voyageurs. I still have my fulltime journal, with his scratched handwriting on the inner cover outlining what the rules were. (note: at that time, he did not know how to spell the word "feminine". But at least he knew he didnt know how to spell it.)

Oh yeah, and Twila was my family head in quest. One of my family heads raped one of my other family heads. That's some family, huh?

Also, does anyone know if this boundary county DA (denise woodbury) is related to Lon?
Lon Woodbury's wife is named Denise, and she is an attorney. Just how many practicing attorney's named Denise Woodbury are there in Idaho?
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Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2009, 07:33:24 PM »
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Jury members determined that Armstrong raped Stephenson while she was unconscious, that he caused her to be unconscious and that the conduct was outrageous.

"We were surprised by the verdict,'' said Stanton Rines, Armstrong's attorney.

The evidence included two taped confessions, said Craig Mosman, Stephenson's attorney.

"Somebody who commits those acts ought to be in prison,'' Mosman said.

Boundary County officials never charged Armstrong, despite the fact that Mosman and Stephenson filed a report with police and offered to provide evidence, Mosman said.

Mosman said he never discussed the case with Boundary County Prosecutor Denise Woodbury, who was not available for comment Friday.
Heh, that pervert was my family head in voyageurs. I still have my fulltime journal, with his scratched handwriting on the inner cover outlining what the rules were. (note: at that time, he did not know how to spell the word "feminine". But at least he knew he didnt know how to spell it.)

Oh yeah, and Twila was my family head in quest. One of my family heads raped one of my other family heads. That's some family, huh?

Also, does anyone know if this boundary county DA (denise woodbury) is related to Lon?
Lon Woodbury's wife is named Denise, and she is an attorney. Just how many practicing attorney's named Denise Woodbury are there in Idaho?

Disgusting... absofuckinglutely disgusting. Nothing makes me angrier than cronyism.

unless it works in my favor, that is... hasn't yet, but I can hope.
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Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2009, 07:55:10 PM »
Programs this man has been known to be associated with:

  • Rocky Mountain Academy, staff, and then later -- it would appear -- escort work for CEDU prior to going off on his own (?)
  • Pathfinders Way
  • Squaw Valley Academy
  • Boundarylines (since 1990), a "crisis care and transport service for teenagers"

My guess is that Homelines is an outgrowth of the "interim care services" Armstrong was sometimes providing as part of Boundarylines.

Here's a curious entry on the Homelines testimonials page. Does anyone have any info re. Armstrong having worked for Obsidian Trails? Perhaps this was just a reference to the kid's ultimate destination, and Homelines was but a stop along that path...

    Dear Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong -
    "During this last year I have grown more than I ever thought possible... It's crazy to look back on last summer at the way I treated my parents, not to mention the way I treated myself. Going to Obsidian Trails is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Both of you were kind and clearly had my best interest in mind. I am thankful that there are people like you to help out kids in need."
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    Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
    « Reply #8 on: August 23, 2009, 12:07:37 AM »
    Someone bounce this article over to ISAC and HEAL so they can get this dump posted up on their watch lists.
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    HOMELINES - A Young Adult Mentoring Program
    « Reply #9 on: August 23, 2009, 06:43:13 PM »
    HOMELINES - A Young Adult Mentoring Program
          
    HOMELINES offers a unique experience for today's youth that has reached a turning point. This is a one-on-one residential mentoring program for young men over 18 years of age, who are ready to work towards achieving the next level of independence.



    The HOMELINES program integrates young adults into mainstream society by providing structure, strong role models, encouraging self-discipline, teaching vocational skills, work ethic and accountability within a traditional family.

    These days many boys don’t have the benefit of a strong male mentoring tradition, which enables them to hold the torch of manhood. Today’s pressures often prevent the adult male family members from fulfilling the mentor role in the lives of the children.

    Richard Armstrong, the HOMELINES director, has had a remarkable record in successfully establishing a mentor / protégé relationship with his students who have somehow missed this important tradition.


      HOMELINES

      Richard Armstrong - Director
      P.O. Box 44
      Moyie Springs, ID 83845

      Phone:
      888 - 267 - 7797
      208 - 661 - 6121

      Email: [email protected]
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      Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
      « Reply #10 on: August 23, 2009, 09:20:17 PM »
      Quote from: "Che Gookin"
      Someone bounce this article over to ISAC and HEAL so they can get this dump posted up on their watch lists.

      done and done.

      Copy:

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      Subject: report on a new teen facility started by ex-CEDU staff.. tried in civil court for rape.

      Hello,

      I attended Rocky Mountain Academy and a man named Richard Armstrong was my family head in Voyageurs.

      Since then, he has moved on to several other facilities, as well as had his own teen escort service.

      He has now opened up a new facility called Homelines. ( http://www.homelines.org/)

      Please know that in 1999, Mr. Armstrong was tried in civil court for the drugging and raping of a colleague, Twila Stephenson, while they both worked together for his escort service company. (Twila was, incidentally, my family head in quest.) I have pasted the spokesman review article below. (link is here: http://www.teenliberty.org/RMA.htm It is a little ways down the page.) I was unable to find the article on the spokesman review's website, although I can verify that it did indeed used to be there. (And is probably still on microfiche somewhere in an idaho library.)

      (Inserted article here. Didnt think it bore repeating since I already posted it in this thread.)


      It is also of note that the County Prosecutor mentioned in the article, Denise Woodbury, is possibly the wife of Lon Woodbury, who runs a referral service for "troubled" teens. (It is verified that the name of Lon's wife is Denise, but not confirmed whether this is the same person.) As such, it is also possible that the reason this never went to criminal court is because of cronyism. However, since Ms. Woodbury could not be reached for comment (extremely unprofessional conduct for a prosecuting attorney, IMO) it cannot be verified.

      Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions regarding this matter.
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      Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
      « Reply #11 on: August 23, 2009, 09:41:35 PM »
      Quote from: "try another castle"
      done and done.
      :notworthy:  :notworthy:
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      Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
      « Reply #12 on: August 23, 2009, 09:45:26 PM »
      Ive also requested the feedback from a few livejournal friends (one a lawyer, another a judge), for their opinions regarding the conduct of woodbury. There are many reasons why a DA won't go to bat, but the fact that she never commented on it to the press when asked for a comment is suspect, IMO.
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      Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
      « Reply #13 on: August 23, 2009, 11:16:18 PM »
      :twofinger:   Eat it Richie!
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      Re: HOMELINES - Richard Armstrong
      « Reply #14 on: August 23, 2009, 11:51:41 PM »
      Here's what my lj judge friend said:

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      It could be considered a conflict of interest depending on the
        relationship to the man (i.e. did they just work for the same place or
        did they work closely? Does the wife have anything to do with the suspect
        or is she simply aware that he worked at the same place as her
        husband?)-- if they worked at say, Hewlett Packard it would be a
        different situation than if they worked at Ma and Pa's Polish bakery.

        And it will depend on the jurisdiction and circumstances of the
        accusation before it could be moved (it would also require court
        approval). Also, when I was a prosecutor we didn't actually have the
        elected prosecutor review our charging decisions. Ultimately, the buck
        stopped with him, but after we'd worked there for a while we took care of
        our own stuff and it was occasionally reviewed by our immediate
        supervisor. I would not be surprised, depending on the salaciousness,
        scandal and media coverage of the story, that the prosecutor wasn't
        particularly involved in the charging decision. It would make sense about
        why she was not available to contact-- she'd probably need to find out
        who was and ask for herself.

      I also just heard back from Shelby Earnshaw at ISAAC. She said that she'll be working on something for the website right away.
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