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Teen Mentor (Costa Rica) shut down by authorities

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Ursus:

--- Quote from: "Inculcated" ---FWIW, I really don't think that comment was about you. Rather, it comes across that the mistreatment you experienced and the general behavior of Rob as described by you is what’s been remarked upon rather aptly as vindictive.

I’m very glad you made it out of there in spite of all you were subjected to.
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Yes, thank you, Inculcated. I should have said, "Rob Lichfield sounds kinda vindictive," and my meaning would have been crystal clear.  :nods:

BuzzKill:

--- Quote from: "depps" ---my parents dont talk about it they thought i was lying. they told me not to call if i left the school so i didnt. i have not contacted one but if there is a case i will testify i personally saw Rob tackle a new student for no reason i was shoved to the ground multiple times locked in dark rooms for hours/days. actually i have the most hours in solitary confinement. i talked to my parents 1 time when iwas there i told them it was wack and an administrator grabbed the phone and said i was just upset. i moved rocks on the beach for hours. overall it was them taking the money and giving us shit to do cus they had nothing for us to do all day.
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Well, I could try to "talk" to your folks if you'd like. I could explain a little about the long history of exactly the type of abuse you describe.  Do send me a private message and I'll give you some contact info you might find helpful.

Che Gookin:
Is Marvin the Narvin involved in this redux version of Gitmo Dundee or is he too busy recovering from his recent anal pillaging in prison?

Oscar:
Mentor was located at the beach. Dundee not. Mentor was a former hotel. We were able to locate people who have booked stays at the hotel only to learn from us that the owners had rented the place out to Lichfield.

Dundee is still in operation but with few students and I guess that they are used as cheap labor dealing with the horses which has the only attention by Narvin Lichfield these days. It is not very much of a program. They open school books from time to time but the rest of the time is done with farming. He has left South Carolina and it is all about spending his time with the daughters in Costa Rica. He has either retired or he is waiting until the economy is better.

Robert Lichfield has a closed Mentor School with a worthless lease he has to deal with. Cross Creek Programs has low enrollment so he got Jade Robinson to move his operations for the boys up from Nevada. Down in Nevada they have a water dispute and they were too many living there so they had to get water in from outside. Expensive and we all now that they dont spend a dime on the kids if they can avoid it, so for now the male population from the program in Nevada is living on the Cross Creek main campus.

All the buildings in St. George which have housed Cross Creek programs over the time is for sale if someone want them. Check the local newspaper.

Ursus:
A few more comments were recently left on the (most recent) above article, "Parents revile Teen Mentor, others claim program's value" (by Adam Williams; April 01, 2011; Tico Times), #s 14-15:


teena suarez · Saturday August 06 2011
How can they say that its just angry manipulative kids? Students of WWASP currently in their 30s have the worst accounts of their expericences. I encourage any parent considering one of these programs to talk to former students who graduated from the facility various amounts of years ago. Not the ones they refer you to... Try facebook and search for groups related to the program you are considering. AND NEVER SEND YOUR CHILD OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY, especially if they can't freely contact you or the embassy...teena suarez · Saturday August 06 2011
Also, if the Litchfields owned a chain of resturants that kept getting closed down for health violations, would you go to one of their other locations? What if they promised it was the best food of your life? Just a thought...

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