If the Sudweeks aren't even in Utah, how is this guy Stettler or anyone else supposed to keep an eye on them? It's like the wilderness programs. How do you monitor a program out in the middle of nowhere? (That's if they even are a program. I don't think that's been clarified?)
Second, I would imagine the parents of these kids must have heard about the criminal charges, either on the Internet or through the grapevine.
If you do a google search for Whitmore Academy, it's impossible not to find news reports about the abuse allegations.