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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => Who Am I Discovery/Whitmore => Topic started by: Anonymous on July 19, 2005, 04:57:00 PM
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See you in COURT "LOVELY"
No excused absence this round.
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Will the Whitmore "students" be at this hearing?
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Any word on another continuance, OR will it be a Pre-Trial/Arraingment as scheduled?
Guess we can check KSL NEWS tonight!
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Anybody know what happened? Was there a pre-trial hearing today?
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No SPOKESPERSON from the Whitmore to fill everybody in? Where's Cheryl's mouthpiece--- MOUSE, or Evan, or Mikey Mouse?
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Hellooooo?
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Cheryl Sudweeks did appear for Pre-Trial Hearing. See Salt Lake Tribune article, by Kirsten Stewart, 7-22-05.
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State investigates boarding school in Nephi
By Kirsten Stewart
The Salt Lake Tribune
Even as Whitmore Academy owner Cheryl Sudweeks contests charges of child abuse, state officials are investigating new abuse allegations at the Juab County boarding school.
Neither state nor county attorneys would discuss the precise nature of the ongoing probe.
But Sudweeks' lawyer Jim Merrell confirmed the investigation.
"They're pulling out all the stops to find some way to find as many chinks in my client's armor as possible. They've been investigating these kinds of things for months and months now. I'd be surprised if anything came from it," said Merrell.
Sudweeks appeared Thursday in Nephi's 4th District Court for a preliminary hearing on misdemeanor child abuse charges stemming from a two-year investigation allegedly involving students enrolled at the school in 2003 and 2004. She has filed a written plea of not guilty to all seven counts of abuse and hazing.
Juab County Attorney Jared Eldridge motioned to have Sudweeks barred from direct or indirect contact with the alleged victims and any juveniles under the age of 18 now in her care.
Fourth District Judge Donald J. Eyre granted the no-contact order for the alleged victims, but did not address Eldridge's latter request.
Eyre then recused himself from the case because he is an ecclesiastical leader in unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to which the Sudweeks belong. The case was reassigned to Judge Lynn W. Davis, who has yet to schedule the next hearing.
Whitmore is not currently licensed by state officials as required under a new law. Inspectors want to bring it under regulation, arguing it qualifies as a therapeutic facility, but the school is fighting that designation.
Regulators are still drafting the new therapeutic rules, however, and Licensing Director Ken Stettler says, "We have to give people the opportunity to comply with them before we can order an injunction."
Whitmore - which has about 32 students, ages 12 to 17, and is located in a historic mansion on Nephi's Main Street - also was recently cited with numerous fire code violations.
In addition, three students ran away from the school in June. Parents of the three runaways, at least two of whom were retrieved and shipped home, believe the boys were assisted by school critic Joyce Harris of San Antonio, whose daughter allegedly suffered abuse at Whitmore in 2004. Harris denies the allegation and says a Whitmore employee facilitated their exodus.
http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2881415 (http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2881415)
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"In addition, three students ran away from the school in June. Parents of the three runaways, at least two of whom were retrieved and shipped home, believe the boys were assisted by school critic Joyce Harris of San Antonio, whose daughter allegedly suffered abuse at Whitmore in 2004. Harris denies the allegation and says a Whitmore employee facilitated their exodus."
http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2881415 (http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2881415)
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And, the "LEGEND" continues.....
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Anybody notice the judge ordered Sudweeks NOT to contact witnesses? No indirect or direct contact with witnesses.
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State investigates boarding school in Nephi
By Kirsten Stewart
The Salt Lake Tribune
Even as Whitmore Academy owner Cheryl Sudweeks contests charges of child abuse, state officials are investigating new abuse allegations at the Juab County boarding school.
Neither state nor county attorneys would discuss the precise nature of the ongoing probe.
But Sudweeks' lawyer Jim Merrell confirmed the investigation.
"They're pulling out all the stops to find some way to find as many chinks in my client's armor as possible. They've been investigating these kinds of things for months and months now. I'd be surprised if anything came from it," said Merrell.
Sudweeks appeared Thursday in Nephi's 4th District Court for a preliminary hearing on misdemeanor child abuse charges stemming from a two-year investigation allegedly involving students enrolled at the school in 2003 and 2004. She has filed a written plea of not guilty to all seven counts of abuse and hazing.
Juab County Attorney Jared Eldridge motioned to have Sudweeks barred from direct or indirect contact with the alleged victims and any juveniles under the age of 18 now in her care.
Fourth District Judge Donald J. Eyre granted the no-contact order for the alleged victims, but did not address Eldridge's latter request.
Eyre then recused himself from the case because he is an ecclesiastical leader in unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to which the Sudweeks belong. The case was reassigned to Judge Lynn W. Davis, who has yet to schedule the next hearing.
Whitmore is not currently licensed by state officials as required under a new law. Inspectors want to bring it under regulation, arguing it qualifies as a therapeutic facility, but the school is fighting that designation.
Regulators are still drafting the new therapeutic rules, however, and Licensing Director Ken Stettler says, "We have to give people the opportunity to comply with them before we can order an injunction."
Whitmore - which has about 32 students, ages 12 to 17, and is located in a historic mansion on Nephi's Main Street - also was recently cited with numerous fire code violations.
In addition, three students ran away from the school in June. Parents of the three runaways, at least two of whom were retrieved and shipped home, believe the boys were assisted by school critic Joyce Harris of San Antonio, whose daughter allegedly suffered abuse at Whitmore in 2004. Harris denies the allegation and says a Whitmore employee facilitated their exodus.
http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2881415 (http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2881415)
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On 2005-07-22 08:20:00, Anonymous wrote:
""In addition, three students ran away from the school in June. Parents of the three runaways, at least two of whom were retrieved and shipped home, believe the boys were assisted by school critic Joyce Harris of San Antonio, whose daughter allegedly suffered abuse at Whitmore in 2004. Harris denies the allegation and says a Whitmore employee facilitated their exodus."
http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2881415 (http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2881415)
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And, the "LEGEND" continues....."
And, the "LEGEND" continues......
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First paragraph of the Tribune article states, "...state officials are investigating new abuse allegations."
What in the world is going on at this facility?
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"What is going on?"....Be Serious...And, try to remember....the "LEGEND" and the "DRAMA" continues.
It's not over until it's over! This, my friend, is what legends are made from...fact or fiction...
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On 2005-07-22 08:34:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Eyre then recused himself from the case because he is an ecclesiastical leader in unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to which the Sudweeks belong. The case was reassigned to Judge Lynn W. Davis, who has yet to schedule the next hearing."
no CLAN can do.....what about dear old SUE????........more to follow....AMF
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if joyce lied to kristen about helping the boys what else did she lie about? doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out! :wave:
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Joyce Harris did not lie. Joyce Harris never told those boys to run away. They ran away on their own.
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On 2005-07-22 21:00:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Joyce Harris did not lie. Joyce Harris never told those boys to run away. They ran away on their own."
Well, well, well...Hello Joyce! How are you doing? Thanks for your help...don't know what I would have done without you!
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On 2005-07-22 21:07:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2005-07-22 21:00:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Joyce Harris did not lie. Joyce Harris never told those boys to run away. They ran away on their own."
Well, well, well...Hello Joyce! How are you doing? Thanks for your help...don't know what I would have done without you!"
:wave:
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BACK TO THE FUTURE?
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Deseret Morning News, Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Juab accuses school owner of child abuse
By Amy Joi Bryson
Deseret Morning News
Already expelled from Mexico and accused of animal cruelty in Canada, the operator of a private youth boarding school in Nephi now faces criminal charges related to alleged abuse and neglect of students in the program.
Child welfare investigators said they substantiated eight instances of physical abuse, educational neglect, medical neglect and environmental neglect last fall against the Whitmore Academy in Nephi, which typically has about 30 students.
Last week, Juab County Attorney Jared Eldridge has filed seven misdemeanor counts of child abuse and hazing against co-owner Cheryl Sudweeks, 50.
The alleged incidents happened from April 2003 through November 2004 and involve four victims.
Eldridge, while declining to go into much detail, said his evidence suggests Sudweeks either directly caused harm to the victims or allowed others to commit the abuse. His office is continuing to conduct additional investigations that may result in more charges against her.
At this time, Eldridge said, co-owner Mark Sudweeks has not been charged.
"Cheryl Sudweeks was the primary actor. Mr. Sudweeks has been in the background, coming in afterward, on the fringes and on the peripheral," Eldridge said. "We are still looking at some other things."
Parents critical of Whitmore say some of the charges stem from an incident in November when a male teenager ran away after an assault reportedly involving Cheryl Sudweeks. In an earlier incident, several other students allegedly assaulted the boy at her urging.
Sudweeks faces a June 23 arraignment in 4th District Court, where Eldridge says he plans to ask the judge to issue an order prohibiting her from having any contact with minor children.
Matt Hilton, the Sudweekses' attorney, has said he doesn't dispute that the state Division of Child and Family Services had enough information to conduct an investigation, but he added that the majority of the parents continue to support the program.
Hilton could not be reached Monday to comment specifically on the recent charges. Phone calls to the Whitmore Academy went unanswered.
Earlier this year, Whitmore was cited for several fire-code violations by the state Fire Marshal's Office, including lack of a second exit. The Sudweekses had until mid-May to come into compliance with the fire codes, and authorities said they have made those corrections.
The latest trouble stems from a months-long investigation by the Nephi Police Department and the Juab County Attorney's Office that was a fallout from the DCFS probe.
Because of licensing violations discovered around the same time, the state Office of Licensing sent a notice of revocation to the Sudweekses for the operation of their residential treatment center.
The revocation was the last in a flurry of licensing problems dating back to 2001, including state concerns that the Sudsweekses operated a youth center under the guise of a bed and breakfast.
So why, with that background, are they still running youth programs?
"It is a valid question," said Ken Stettler, the director of state licensing who came on in May 2002 and believes licenses granted earlier were inappropriate.
The Sudweekses, however, continue to operate what they say is a boarding school offering academics only ? an assertion licensing officials reject.
"We have reason to believe they are holding themselves out as a therapeutic boarding school," which would bring them under state purview, Stettler said.
The difference of opinion has resulted in a standoff between the operators and the state ? a standoff Stettler believes could result in a court injunction to prevent the continued operation of what's commonly called the Whitmore Mansion.
"We will have to see what they stipulate to and what they agree to. We may have to end up taking them to court," Stettler said. "Frankly, I think we have enough evidence already."
Last month, the Sudweekses applied for and received a conditional use permit to expand their operations to unincorporated Juab County. Plans for the property, about four miles south of Nephi, include a facility for equine therapy, said a county zoning administrator.
The Sudweekses landed in trouble in 2002 after Canadian authorities discovered a herd of starving horses on their property in British Columbia, where they had operated a youth program.
Although the Sudweekses asserted the animals' welfare was left to a caretaker, a judge eventually found Mark Sudweeks guilty of two charges under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, imposing a lifetime prohibition of owning or caring for animals. He was fined $4,000 and ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution to the animal cruelty organization tasked with caring for the horses.
In 2001, the pair was ordered to pack up their program in Mexico ? along with 14 teen clients ? because of what authorities said was the illegal operation of the business, a violation of their tourist visas.
The order came from the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana involving a program in Santa Rosalia on the Baja California Peninsula.
Eldridge said he is unaware of how the criminal charges and pending investigation will play out with the Sudweekses' plans for the property south of Nephi, but he does believe it would be good for the operation to come under some oversight.
"Of course it concerns me," he said. "I have concerns about their program and the way they operate their program. . . . They have a pattern of just disregarding procedures."
While the state is in the process of drafting rules governing oversight of therapeutic schools, the Sudweekses' contention their operation is merely a boarding school ? if correct ? would leave them outside regulatory control, despite any criminal charges against an operator.
"There ought to be some oversight on any type of boarding school, regardless of any type of kid in there," Stettler said, "but that is not how the law reads."
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On 2005-07-22 21:54:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2005-07-22 21:07:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2005-07-22 21:00:00, Anonymous wrote:
"Joyce Harris did not lie. Joyce Harris never told those boys to run away. They ran away on their own."
Well, well, well...Hello Joyce! How are you doing? Thanks for your help...don't know what I would have done without you!"
:wave: "
DEFLECTION, I assume...let's not change the subject, dear.
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The Queen of Mean ::bangin:: does know how to shut up now and then, doesn't she? Good girl!
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Now if her run-around-friend can just learn! As in Run-around- ?
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How is it in anyway way a BAD thing that Joyce Harris helped 3 boys from an abusive facility get out of that piece of trash scum cult hole. IF ANYTHING, SHE FUCKING HELPED THEM GET OUT OF THEIR ABUSIVE ENVIORNMENT !!! Fucking idiots .
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How is it in anyway way a BAD thing that Joyce Harris helped 3 boys from an abusive facility get out of that piece of trash scum cult hole. IF ANYTHING, SHE FUCKING HELPED THEM GET OUT OF THEIR ABUSIVE ENVIORNMENT !!! Fucking idiots .
~ Jenna
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Was Whitmore ever licensed as a residential treatment facility or therapeutic boarding school?
If not, what kind of license did it have that was revoked by the State of Utah and when?
The article is kind of confusing.
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preliminary hearing it is???.......held to answer on all counts........jimmy going to STRONGLY suggest a plea.............CHERYL is going to plea to stay free.............BET!!
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Licensed as a treatment facility, and licensed was revoked December 2004.
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This NO CONTACT ORDER also applies to any alleged victims in this case!
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If the investigation results in new charges being filed, will these charges just be added to the current ones, or will a new hearing be required?
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Ecstacy, when were you a student at Whitmore?
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I just wanted to comment on the post about the horses in British Columbia. I now own one of those horses.If you could have seen her when she was rescued it would break your heart. If these people can do what they did to horses they can do it to people. They were also running a camp for troubled youth here in BC.it's no wonder why they left to try this again in the states. I hope you hit them hard than our laws did.
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What information can you provide on the camp for troubled teens that is being run in BC? It is currently open at this time? What is the name of this place? How many kids are kept there? Do you know who watches these kids? Are these kids from the United States? Who would hold any license for such a "camp?" Please post any information you might have. Thanks!
The treatment of those horses was terrible, and most on this forum have read the case:
Regina VS Sudweeks.
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//If these people can do what they did to horses they can do it to people.//
I have often tried to make this point.
The starvation of all those horses and dogs shows a callous indifference to the suffering of others - and it is predictable that it would translate into the way they treat people.
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How true! Withholding food as punishment to many of those kids at Whitmore is a reflection of how they starved those poor horses up in Canada. Same difference.
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The kids at Whitmore report on poor treatment of animals at the Whitmore too.
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After that trial in Canada, and being found guilty of such outrageous animal cruelty, wonder why the Sudweeks were allowed to have an "Equine Horse" program in Utah, anyway?