The Cincinnati Beacon
Survivors Protest Kids Helping Kids Sunday, December 02, 2007
Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati
Photo courtesy of here.
On Friday, November 30th, a handful of protesters hit Milford, holding
signs outside of the “Kids Helping Kids” facility. They claim the
institution is a cult-like brainwashing center that abuses children in
the name of treatment. “The treatment was based on North Korean
brainwashing of American prisoners,” said Anthony Connelly. “The
abuse I endured occurred from 1986 until 1988. It ranges from verbal
assaults to solitary confinement.”
"Kids Helping Kids uses identical techniques that Straight Inc.
used. It was shut down in the early 90’s for allegations of these
horrible abuses,” explained Connelly. “In 1993, Kids Helping Kids
moved from Hebron, KY into the Straight Inc. building in Milford.”
“This is a behavior modification program, which is part of a
congressional investigation into widespread allegations of abuse,”
continued Connelly. “CA Rep. George Miller and the Government
Accountability Office recently held hearings on these abuses and deaths
of teenagers and are attempting to implement bill HR-1738. I fear this
bill, if signed into law, would not be enough to stop this atrocious
dilemma.”
Representatives from Kids Helping Kids did not respond to our inquiries for comment.
“My human rights were violated and I was tortured into submission
starting at age 14,” said Connelly. “Some tactics used on us were
food deprivation, sleep deprivation, humiliation, physical abuse, no
communication with the outside world, memorize and adhere to all
program doctrine. I was also forced to lie to progress and eventually
became brainwashed through the use of these uncanny methods.”
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