Cheryl Sudweeks Charged with Seven Counts! Parents Rejoice!

[Anonymous]

It is about time!

County Attorney Jared Eldridge filed seven (7) accounts against Cheryl Sudweeks-- Whitmore Academy!!!!

Parents rejoice!!!

Some justice at last!

[Anonymous]

What a relief it is! :nworthy:  :nworthy:

[Anonymous]

whatcha talking about..i just got off the phone with all of them, and they are all eating out right now..and Cheryl is fine..nothin happened..you guys are getting a little ahead of yourselves...get facts str8 first so you dont get "disappointed."
-Sarah

[Anonymous]

she speaks...sarah listens....believe ALL you hear??.........CHERYL knows...........call the local police station......ask them if their lOOking for GORILLA......................

[Anonymous]

It has been stated all along. The authorities have their job to do, and they have and will continue to do it. Highly charged speculations change not a lot. It will play itself out in the legal arena, and justice will be served!

[Troll Control]

Well, I'm not surprised to hear this news.  Usually, where there's smoke, there's fire.

Unfortunately, at the Whitmore, where there was smoke, there were also mirrors.  Hopefully the smoke and mirrors gig is up and these folks will be held to account for what they've done and what has happened on their watch.

We'll just have to wait and see...

[BuzzKill]

Can you say what the seven counts are?
If its true she is being charged and warrents have been issued - wouldn't that be "public knowledge"?
YA know - like Nephi's most wanted - for  this, and that, and the other thing. If seen please call. . .
So, what are the charges?

[ This Message was edited by: BuzzKill on 2005-06-11 07:50 ]

[Anonymous]

five misdemeanor counts of child abuse and two for hazing. Salt Lake Tribune

[Gmom]

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Academy owner facing charges
Boarding school: She stands accused of child abuse and hazing at a now-defunct treatment center
By Kirsten Stewart
The Salt Lake Tribune
 

 
 
The owner of a controversial Utah boarding school has been charged with five misdemeanor counts of child abuse and two counts of hazing.
    Charging documents filed last week by the Juab County Attorney's office allege Cheryl Sudweeks of Whitmore Academy in Nephi humiliated and physically harmed four children between April 2003 and November 2004. The children were enrolled at a now-defunct residential treatment center formerly associated with the boarding school.
    Sudweeks, 50, has been summoned to appear before Nephi's 4th District Court on June 23.
    Nephi police could not be reached for details late Friday. But Juab County Attorney Jared Eldridge says the charges were filed as part of an investigation of alleged abuse at Whitmore that began in November.
   It led to the closing of the residential treatment facility.
   Eldridge said none of the evidence amassed implicates Sudweeks' husband, Mark, who co-owns Whitmore. Mark Sudweeks declined to comment on the investigation or the charges Friday.
   Eldridge said the criminal probe is ongoing.
   "It has been a difficult investigation because we have witnesses who are scattered across the country. Some have been difficult to pin down," said Eldridge.
    Whitmore still operates a boarding school catering  
 
 
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to about 32 students, ages 12 to 17.
    The school has recently balked at coming under state regulation, arguing it is not a therapeutic facility, a category covered under a new law passed to crack down on Utah's thriving teen-help industry.
    Utah licensing director Ken Stettler said until the school is covered by state regulations there is nothing he can do to intervene.
    Officials at the Division of Child and Family Services say they have no reason to believe children at Whitmore are at risk, nor are they currently investigating any complaints of neglect or abuse.
    "But if any parent has reason to believe there might be abuse going on we definitely want them to contact us," said DCFS spokeswoman Elizabeth Sollis.
   [email protected]

[Cayo Hueso]

:nworthy:  :nworthy:  :nworthy:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :grin:  :tup:  :tup:

http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_2796098

Academy owner facing charges
Boarding school: She stands accused of child abuse and hazing at a now-defunct treatment center
By Kirsten Stewart
The Salt Lake Tribune
 

 
 
The owner of a controversial Utah boarding school has been charged with five misdemeanor counts of child abuse and two counts of hazing.
    Charging documents filed last week by the Juab County Attorney's office allege Cheryl Sudweeks of Whitmore Academy in Nephi humiliated and physically harmed four children between April 2003 and November 2004. The children were enrolled at a now-defunct residential treatment center formerly associated with the boarding school.
    Sudweeks, 50, has been summoned to appear before Nephi's 4th District Court on June 23.
    Nephi police could not be reached for details late Friday. But Juab County Attorney Jared Eldridge says the charges were filed as part of an investigation of alleged abuse at Whitmore that began in November.
   It led to the closing of the residential treatment facility.
   Eldridge said none of the evidence amassed implicates Sudweeks' husband, Mark, who co-owns Whitmore. Mark Sudweeks declined to comment on the investigation or the charges Friday.
   Eldridge said the criminal probe is ongoing.
   "It has been a difficult investigation because we have witnesses who are scattered across the country. Some have been difficult to pin down," said Eldridge.
    Whitmore still operates a boarding school catering to about 32 students, ages 12 to 17.
    The school has recently balked at coming under state regulation, arguing it is not a therapeutic facility, a category covered under a new law passed to crack down on Utah's thriving teen-help industry.
    Utah licensing director Ken Stettler said until the school is covered by state regulations there is nothing he can do to intervene.
    Officials at the Division of Child and Family Services say they have no reason to believe children at Whitmore are at risk, nor are they currently investigating any complaints of neglect or abuse.
    "But if any parent has reason to believe there might be abuse going on we definitely want them to contact us," said DCFS spokeswoman Elizabeth Sollis.
   [email protected]
   
     
     

The world is so exquisite, with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's no good evidence. Far better, it seems to me, to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
--Carl Sagan

[Anonymous]

Misdemeanor? For humiliating and hazing?

What's the penalty?  One slap on each wrist?

Any parents pulling their kids yet or being privately contacted by referral agents to recommend a different program ... free of charge, of course ... gag me!

 :roll:

[Antigen]

Hey, if anyone gets those kind of solicitations, please feel free to bust the skanky weasles out here and/or in the edcons forum.

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--Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President, author, scientist, architect, educator, and diplomat

[Anonymous]

this should have been FELONY charges-- maybe more to come...................

[Gmom]

At least this is a start.  At least charges have been filed, not just one, but seven.  That is significant.  And remember, these are just the charges for now.  Investigation is on-going.  No doubt more charges will follow.

[Anonymous]

More charges to follow.
And let's not forget PEEK ER.  Still invetigaing  Markie BOY, don't forget that!
He's not been cleared yet.