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Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform => EdCons and referring organizations and agencies => PURE Bullshit and CAICA => Topic started by: Anonymous on April 01, 2007, 03:03:58 PM
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Unbelievable but not suprising considering the source.
Just one question. How does this lady sleep at night?
http://www.whitmoreacademy.blogspot.com/ (http://www.whitmoreacademy.blogspot.com/)
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at the very bottom
I recently received a distrubing voice-mail message from a former student of the Whitmore Academy. He was not willing to share his name with me, but his message was threatening and he ndicated he wanted me to take down this blog. I called him back and we spoke. I explained that I had performed an investigation into the allegations of child abuse at the Whitmore and that I had interviewed many former Whitmore students and parents, Mark and Cheryl Sudweeks, lawyers, government officals, and others, and that I had visited the Whitmore.
I also explained that many children have felt their voices could not be heard because every time they tried to speak about a positive experience they had at the Whitmore, they were criticized and called liars and told they were manipulated by the Sudweeks. I explained that these children truly believe their lives were made better by their experiences at the Whitmore and they all adamently agreed there was no abuse there.
After we talked a while I asked what he wanted me to do - did he still want me to take down my blog? He said he could understand that these kids, too, want to have a place where their voices can be heard, and that no, he was not asking me to take it down. He said that he, too, did have some good times there and that he, at times, just wanted to be home.
He did say I wasn't there so I don't know what happened - he is right that I was not there. Therefore, I have to base my investigation on what I was told by the people who were there - former students - as well as their parents and others. This blog is simply a place for the other side of the story to be heard.
Civil and criminal lawsuits were filed against the Whitmore. The civil suit is ongoing, but the criminal suit has been resolved. The state indicated they did not have the evidence needed to prove abuse or to prosecute the Sudweeks. They entered into a plea agreement with the Sudweeks in an effort to resolve the case. Cheryl was ordered to perform community service and to not operate a program for children for one year in Juab County.
::noway:: wonder why this was left until the bottom? :roll:
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Whoa --- is Isabelle dumb as rocks or what?
Her blog on Whitmore just made the case for WWASPS parents and kids who claim they had a positive experience with the program.
Way to go Izzy.
::bangin::
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Stupid is as stupid does.
Isn't that how the saying goes?
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Cheryl Sudweeks' plea bargain:
She is banned from operating any program where she works with children in Juab County for life.....not just for a year.
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Big difference between not working with kids for one year and for life.
I would not want this woman to help me determine which "school" would be best for my child. She definately can be swayed to not see the whole truth. Another liar to contend with.
Unbeleiveable..So much for being a child advocate.
Shame on you Izz.
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Ditto. Same on you, Isabelle Zehnder.
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Ditto. SHAME on you, Isabelle Zehnder.
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Cheryl Sudweeks had the option of going to trial and forcing the state to prove their charges against her. She chose not to do so.
Kinda says it all, doesn't it?
Remember, a defendant does not have to prove their innocence.
The state has to prove their guilt.
So why didn't Cheryl Sudweeks go to trial? Let a jury of her peers decide her fate based on the evidence presented in a court of law?
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Question for Isabelle Zehnder:
Can Mary Gentile give the name of the "licensed therapist who was present during the group therapy sessions?"
Simple question. Who was this licensed therapist? How many group therapy sessions, IF ANY, did this licensed therapist conduct at Whitmore Academy, and when?
This can probably be answered with one simple word: "NONE":
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Wonder if Isabelle has seen this response posted to her blog or is ignoring the opinion of her readers and his/her questions to her?
P.S. Whoever "Impure" is, I take my hat off to him/her.
:nworthy:
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You must be joking...three countries have gone after the Sudweeks, they are confirmed criminals. If you really believed the rubbish you were posting, you wouldn't hide behind the disclaimer. "Hearsay" has to be proven at some point. Can you do it? Also, you're focusing on some anonymous parent as the root cause of the Sudweeks' problems - I only wish one family could have an impact like that on an abusive program. I don't need a disclaimer about the abuse - it's proven. Why did Cheryl cop a plea bargain? If she were innocent, she should have gone the distance to clear her name. Your reputations will not be improved by this activity, only worsened. Whitmore's gone, shut down and shamed, and Cheryl is forbidden to open any such facility in Utah again. Your activities look slightly desperate - are you worried about possible legal action from families you referred to Whitmore? Keep defending convicted criminals, you're doing a huge favor for the drive to eradicate these programs.
Posted by Impure
April 8, 2007 9:20 AM
https://www2.blogger.com/comment.g?blog ... 3491530730 (https://www2.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1659460276280512592&postID=8504383273491530730)
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This post made by IMPURE has been removed by the Blog Administrator.
WONDER WHY?
Is Isabelle Zehnder not open to questions?
Not open to any honest criticism?
It does seem strange that these Whitmore Blogs were published immediately before Zehnder's announcement of her new referral company POSTIVE FAMILY SOLUTIONS, doesn't it?
What might be going on here?
Are these Whitmore Blogs some lame attempt to stop the long-time criticism that Isabelle Zehnder took Whitmore Academy off her "watch list" while this facility's owner was being investigated for child abuse / awaiting trial?
CAICA claims to be an "advocacy" website; yet Whitmore is not shown on CAICA'S list of Closed Abusive Facility list.
The owner, Cheryl Sudweeks did accept a Plea Bargan/Abeyance Agreement.
NOW, Isabelle Zehnder is publishing BLOGS praising this defuct facility, Whitmore Academy; and the owners. Cheryl Sudweeks accepted a Abeyance Agreement in connection to the abuse charges in the criminal case, Whitmore Academy. Mark Sudweeks was found guilty of extreme animal abuse in Canada, a felon?
Why was this comment by IMPURE removed?.
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Hmm - that's a good question. Why remove a post when all she had to do was address the poster's concerns?
Oh well. Isabelle's right about one thing: There are TWO sides to this story. Her side which IMO reads like a gossip rag and the other side, which can be found on ISAC in their DOCUMENTS and SWORN AFFADAVITS section.
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Repost anyone?
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Wonder if Isabelle has seen this response posted to her blog or is ignoring the opinion of her readers and his/her questions to her?
P.S. Whoever "Impure" is, I take my hat off to him/her.
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You must be joking...three countries have gone after the Sudweeks, they are confirmed criminals. If you really believed the rubbish you were posting, you wouldn't hide behind the disclaimer. "Hearsay" has to be proven at some point. Can you do it? Also, you're focusing on some anonymous parent as the root cause of the Sudweeks' problems - I only wish one family could have an impact like that on an abusive program. I don't need a disclaimer about the abuse - it's proven. Why did Cheryl cop a plea bargain? If she were innocent, she should have gone the distance to clear her name. Your reputations will not be improved by this activity, only worsened. Whitmore's gone, shut down and shamed, and Cheryl is forbidden to open any such facility in Utah again. Your activities look slightly desperate - are you worried about possible legal action from families you referred to Whitmore? Keep defending convicted criminals, you're doing a huge favor for the drive to eradicate these programs.
Posted by Impure
April 8, 2007 9:20 AM
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:wave: Thanks!
I'm getting ready for work, and checked Isabelle's lunatic blog. Imagine my surprise when I saw she had yanked down my "Impure" post. The one on Sue's blog is still up. How thin-skinned of Izzy, you'd think she would fire a round off at me like she did the "threatening" ex-student. I tried to post again, but I can't get my password straight. Screw both of those hags...
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Well, damn...Isabelle will not tolerate any dissenting views. My password is fine, but I seem to be blocked. This message comes up every time I try to re-post:
Comment moderation has been enabled. All comments must be approved by the blog author.
"Impure" has made Miss Izzy's shitlist. I'm honored.
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I find it gratifying that Izzy checks Fornits more frequently than her own blog. :rofl:
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Damn! She's at it AGAIN! She updated her psychotic nonsense, apparently I got up her ass a bit with the IMPURE comment. She addresses the comment but makes no mention of why she removed it.
She does misquote me, I guess it makes it easier without the comment still up. Oh, yeah, Izzy - I'm a dude, I don't know why you think IMPURE's a "she"...unless you think it's your (ex?) pal Sue...Either way, she says nothing to address the questions I asked, and by God, Cheryl Sudweeks WAS criminally charged, and they are confirmed international criminals.
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Proxies are your friend. Best thing to do here would be to make a counter blog, completely with bukkake porn, for the purpose of systematically reducing Izzaho's arguements to rubble. Making a blog with nearly the same title, and the exact same search words for google is easily done.
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http://whitmoreacademy.blogspot.com/ (http://whitmoreacademy.blogspot.com/)
If the state couldn't prove it's case, why not just drop the charges?
Wouldn't that be the judicially proper thing to do?
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Is there a name for dual blogging or bloggettes? :rofl:
http://www.thewhitmoreacademy.blogspot.com/ (http://www.thewhitmoreacademy.blogspot.com/)
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The "Bloggettes" seem to sing the same tune to the same set of falsehoods. Be careful, "Bloggettes," your lies will be exposed.
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http://whitmoreacademy.blogspot.com/
If the state couldn't prove it's case, why not just drop the charges?
Wouldn't that be the judicially proper thing to do?
Good question. The state wouldn't have filed charges against Sudweeks without having a case. How often do you read about murder cases where the defendants cop a plea bargain? It never means they're innocent, only cooperating in order to get a reduced sentence.
Izzy says:
"This person has obviously not done his or her research - those facts are incorrect. First, the Sudweeks were not criminally charged for abusing children at the Whitmore. "
I disagree. The Sudweeks were not charged...Cheryl was, though.
Juab accuses school owner of child abuse
By Amy Joi Bryson
Deseret Morning News
June 14, 2005
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.
Izzy also wrote:
"Second, Cheryl was not forbidden from opening any facility in Utah again. She goes on to say CAICA is worried because we referred children there. CAICA is not a referral agency so never referred any child there."
Plea deal for ex-school operator
She agrees not to run another rehab facility in Juab
By Linda Thomson
Deseret Morning News
September 22, 2006
The former operator of a therapeutic school for troubled youths who has been kicked out of Mexico and accused of starving horses in Canada has agreed not to run another rehabilitation school in Juab County.
The agreement in Cheryl Sudweeks' case was reached this week as part of a plea bargain in a hazing incident involving students at the now defunct Whitmore Academy in Nephi, once operated by Cheryl Sudweeks and her husband, Mark.
Sudweeks, 51, pleaded no contest to four charges of attempted hazing, all class C misdemeanors. She was originally charged with six counts of child abuse, class A misdemeanors, and two counts of hazing, one a class A misdemeanor and the other a class B misdemeanor. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for purposes of sentencing.
The charges stem from claims by four teens that they had been abused at the facility, where investigators insist there were instances of physical abuse, as well as medical, educational and environmental neglect.
The grandmother of one of the victims is furious over the plea deal reached — insisting a child abuser got off easy. Even the prosecutor is muted in his praise for the outcome of the criminal case, calling it the best he could get under the circumstances.
"These kids made some allegations of abuse and I completely believe them. That's why I filed the case. But the fact that I believe them is one thing, whether a jury is going to believe is a whole different question," Juab County Attorney Jared Eldridge said.
The plea bargain allowed Sudweeks to enter a "plea in abeyance," which means the case will be closed in 12 months and the charges dismissed as long as she complies with the court's terms.
Those terms issued out the 4th District include completing 50 hours of community service and payment of a fine. Sudweeks also signed an agreement promising to never run a youth program in the county for the rest of her life.
"After discussing this case in the office and with other prosecutors I know, I felt this was a good way to resolve this case," Eldridge said. "It addresses some of the concerns I have — not all of them — but it resolves Mrs. Sudweeks to a be a law-abiding citizen for a year. Even if we got a conviction, that's all the probation she would have been given anyway. It requires her to pay a fine and do community service.
"And it shuts her down, at least here in Juab County, so they can't do business here. I believe it effectively shuts them down in the state of Utah," Eldridge said, adding that he forwarded the plea agreement to state officials over licensing.
Susan Schacherer, grandmother of a girl who was Sudweeks' boarding school for about a year, is convinced her granddaughter was repeatedly abused and humiliated.
Schacherer said the plea bargain is a slap on the wrist that sends the message that Cheryl Sudweeks can rough up minors and face no consequences. "For all intents and purposes, she got away with it," Schacherer said.
Sudweeks' lawyer, James Merrell, thinks otherwise: "Cheryl Sudweeks has had her life destroyed by the actions of some gullible people who work for the government who believe the words of kids that have a long history of lying and manipulating."
While the criminal case has been resolved, the families of four young people have filed a civil lawsuit against the Sudweekses seeking financial compensation.
So, Izzy, let me correct you:
Juab County Attorney Jared Eldridge filed seven misdemeanor counts of child abuse and hazing against co-owner Cheryl Sudweeks. Cheryl was criminally charged.
A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for purposes of sentencing. Also, 50 hours of community service and a fine don't normally follow the "innocent" out of a court room.
"And it shuts her down, at least here in Juab County, so they can't do business here. I believe it effectively shuts them down in the state of Utah," Eldridge said, adding that he forwarded the plea agreement to state officials over licensing.
Oh yeah, Izzy, the Sudweeks are indeed shut down in Juab County.
Eldridge makes reference to the licensing difficulties Whitmore was having, and he's right, the Sudweeks are done in Utah. They've run off to burrow deep, and that begs the question: Izzy, why are you going to such extremes to defend these people? You're looking for scapegoats, and in the process you're starting to look like one of the lunatic fringe-conspiracy freak crowd. Been reading David Icke lately, Izzy?
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Isabelle Zehnder can sing the praises of the Suds all she wants and try to blame the demise of their program on the efforts of a single parent, Joyce Harris, but the fact is, if one parent was all it took to close down a facility, there would be very few programs operating in the State of Utah, it at all, or elsewhere for that matter. (Remember Majestic Ranch Isabelle, which you even wrote a report about? Still open last time I heard!)
Second, it bears repeating that Harris was not found to be in violation of any laws.
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It aslo bears REPEATING:
That Isabelle Zehnder continues to defend the Sudweeks, and the defunct Whitmore Academy; and the Sudweeks have broken laws in THREE COUNTRIES:
Mark Sudweeks was convicted of FELONY animal abuse in Canada, and he lost the appeal, REGINA vs SUDWEEKS.
He was fined over $100,000 and was banned from owning animals in Canada for LIFE.
The Sudweeks were evicted from Mexico for running a school/program without out a license.
Cheryl Sudweeks accepted a plea bargain in the criminal case for the charges of abuse/hazing of 4 children who were former students at Whitmore Academy and has been forbidden to operate a facility in Juab County for LIFE.
Isabelle Zehnder's WHITMORE BLOG is filled with mis-statements which have been pointed out and documented; yet she does not correct these BLOGS, WHY?
Why is Isabelle Zehnder, a self-proclaimed "advocate" supporting proven, convicted criminals?
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Is is true that Isabelle Zehnder's friend at PURE, Sue Scheff referred children to Majestic Ranch? And this is the same Sue Scheff that Zehnder chose as CAICA's "Advocate of the Month?"
How does this type of thinking make any sense--to cricitcize the facility Majestic Ranch, yet prasie a person who reportedly referred children to this same facility?
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Majestic Ranch Acacdemy Owner Dan Peart is the brother-in-law of Robert Lichfield, founder of WWASPS. Is Dan Peart associated or related to Marie Peart? Did Marie Peart get charged and convicted of theft and fraud charges in Utah?
If Isabelle Zender is a true child advocate why does she associate with Sue Scheff of PURE? Why would a CHILD advocate blatantly disregard the testimony of children who suffered abuse Whitmore Acadamy by the Sudweeks? It does not make sense for someone who is working very hard to make a name for herself to associate herself with people like Sue, Gayle Degraff Palmer and Marie Peart? Is it the business contacts for her new life coaching business? Do these people have information on Isabelle or CAICA? Is she afraid of Sue Scheff? Is she being paid off? I would like to know why she doesnt include Whitmore in the group of abusive programs. She has listed behavior modifciation on her website as being an abusive treatment for children. It doesnt make sense.
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What's with Isabelle Zehder and these Whitmore Blogs, anyway?
She's advertising the "upcoming" blogs as if it's some ongong soap opera, or something! STAY TUNED!
"Whitmore Academy, THE SECRET Shhhh"
IZZY even includes the question, "What secret is this mother hiding?"
Please --- readers aren't going to be bored to death with the " Valentine photos" or the "swinger" bit again are they?
IZZY, it's not a "SECRET" OK? There's pages of posts on that nonsense already. Save your blogging time.
Better yet, if this Harris woman can really bring down programs single-handedly, as you seem to believe---why not assign her a "program per month" and let her close down this nasty industry?
Even better: YOU seem to intensely dislike WWASP. Assign WWASP to Harris, and let her close that organization DOWN for you!
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What's with Isabelle Zehder and these Whitmore Blogs, anyway?
She's advertising the "upcoming" blogs as if it's some ongong soap opera, or something! STAY TUNED!
"Whitmore Academy, THE SECRET Shhhh"
IZZY even includes the question, "What secret is this mother hiding?"
Please --- readers aren't going to be bored to death with the " Valentine photos" or the "swinger" bit again are they?
IZZY, it's not a "SECRET" OK? There's pages of posts on that nonsense already. Save your blogging time.
Better yet, if this Harris woman can really bring down programs single-handedly, as you seem to believe---why not assign her a "program per month" and let her close down this nasty industry?
Even better: YOU seem to intensely dislike WWASP. Assign WWASP to Harris, and let her close that organization DOWN for you!
I know Izzy has mentioned a parent's name, but I would really like to avoid using the names of private citizens here. Zehnder's foaming at the mouth to find a scapegoat, but one parent doesn't account for the civil suit pending. Izzy's feverish brain is cooking down, and I can't imagine any lawyer recommending the course of action Zehnder is taking now. I would love to leave comments and questions Izzy can't answer on her blog, but she got so mad about the IMPURE message I left, she felt compelled to attack my posting and quote me out of context. Not hard to misquote when my message had been shit-canned. Izzy has taken admin approval over all further comments on her blog - nothing goes up until she approves it. What are you afraid of Izzy? You blame one parent for the downfall of the House of Whitmore, and yet there are many people aware of what you've been doing. Rest assured, the despicable way you've maligned a parent who trusted in the referral business will be spread far and wide.
And Izzy, if you read any other forums, you would know I'm not involved in Whitmore. We have community here, and we take great interest in attacks on our fellow parents who are trying to fight a rampant and dangerous system of child abuse.
I spoke to a young man in California who said he'd prefer a mild spanking from a parent when his "acting out" had been discovered, rather than a full-fledged assault that ends in medication and no clear reason for the restraint.
I don't agree with corporal punishment, but I understand the young man's preference to take a good "behind-beating" from a family member who loves him and is immediately addressing unacceptable behavior on the spot, with far less chance of a suffocation resulting from a good spanking than an inappropriate pile-up on a kid who the staff may believe is faking death.
Also, as the young man told me, a parent will cool-off and talk respectfully with his child, and hopefully end it with an "I love you,"
Not all, and again, I despise corporal punishment, but I despise child abuse by programs even more. Programs and counselors after a period of time no longer view their charges as "kids", they are just product to be churned out.
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Questions:
How does Isabelle Zehnder support parents who have been harmed by this industry on one hand and then seemingly attack them, with the other?
There are a group of parents and their children who have sued the Whitmore Academy in civil court.
Isabelle Zehnder proclaims she is an experienced "legal professional". If this is true, then it stands to reason she would most certainly be aware of whether this case has been resolved or not.
If the case has NOT been resolved, one might wonder why Isabelle Zehnder and her colleague Sue Scheff are seemingly going to such great lengths to present the Whitmore Academy and it's owners as being "victims" of some sort of "vendetta" waged by a single parent? Isn't this exactly what the WWASPS organization has attempted to do when defending themselves? The children are liars, manipulators. The parents (or ex-staff) are disgruntled or have an "axe to grind" ... ???
Second, it has been reported that most (maybe all) the parents who enrolled their children in Whitmore Academy were REFERRED by Sue Scheff of PURE.
Like WWASPS and other programs, there will always be parents who contend the program saved their children.
Do Zehnder and Scheff attack ex-WWASPS parents and alumni who disagree alleging they are not credible?
These two blogs by Zehnder and Scheff on Whitmore raise some very troubling questions and since the parents involved in the lawsuit can not speak out nor defend themselves, we are only getting one side of the story.
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Isabelle Zehnder also alleges the State of Utah had no case against Cheryl Sudweeks.
Not true.
Cheryl Sudweeks entered a no-contest plea against the allegations brought against her by the county prosecutor.
If there was no case or the charged had been dropped, there would be no need to enter a plea one way or another, correct?
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What's with Isabelle Zehder and these Whitmore Blogs, anyway?
She's advertising the "upcoming" blogs as if it's some ongong soap opera, or something! STAY TUNED!
"Whitmore Academy, THE SECRET Shhhh"
IZZY even includes the question, "What secret is this mother hiding?"
Please --- readers aren't going to be bored to death with the " Valentine photos" or the "swinger" bit again are they?
IZZY, it's not a "SECRET" OK? There's pages of posts on that nonsense already. Save your blogging time.
Better yet, if this Harris woman can really bring down programs single-handedly, as you seem to believe---why not assign her a "program per month" and let her close down this nasty industry?
Even better: YOU seem to intensely dislike WWASP. Assign WWASP to Harris, and let her close that organization DOWN for you!
The blog's are very transparent. They are threating "the parent" so she will stop her appeal and law suit against the sudweeks. It is a disgusting practice. Technically, PURE was not just a referral agency but worked as their personal marketeer. I would not call this a "referral" at this point but worked as a consultant for the company. It has been reported (allegedly) that PURE, Sue Scheff made up to $7,000.00 per referral. I wonder if any were shared with Zender or if she helped funnel clients to PURE or Sue Scheff (allegedly). Zender's "legal background" is non other than being a para legal (allegedly). A person who gathers documents for the lawyer. She is not a lawyer and does not have any creditials. She is one step up from the receptionist and mail room clerk. Why is she risking her reputation on by supporting the Sudweeks and Sue Scheff of PURE? Is she defending her own .. will find more out in depositions?
I hope this lawsuit brings to light more information about referral agents that pose as advocates. There needs to be a law put in place when it comes to children and services for them. Otherwise, this industry will continue.
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What's with Isabelle Zehder and these Whitmore Blogs, anyway?
She's advertising the "upcoming" blogs as if it's some ongong soap opera, or something! STAY TUNED!
"Whitmore Academy, THE SECRET Shhhh"
IZZY even includes the question, "What secret is this mother hiding?"
Please --- readers aren't going to be bored to death with the " Valentine photos" or the "swinger" bit again are they?
IZZY, it's not a "SECRET" OK? There's pages of posts on that nonsense already. Save your blogging time.
Better yet, if this Harris woman can really bring down programs single-handedly, as you seem to believe---why not assign her a "program per month" and let her close down this nasty industry?
Even better: YOU seem to intensely dislike WWASP. Assign WWASP to Harris, and let her close that organization DOWN for you!
The blog's are very transparent. They are threating "the parent" so she will stop her appeal and law suit against the sudweeks. It is a disgusting practice. Technically, PURE was not just a referral agency but worked as their personal marketeer. I would not call this a "referral" at this point but worked as a consultant for the company. It has been reported (allegedly) that PURE, Sue Scheff made up to $7,000.00 per referral. I wonder if any were shared with Zender or if she helped funnel clients to PURE or Sue Scheff (allegedly). Zender's "legal background" is non other than being a para legal (allegedly). A person who gathers documents for the lawyer. She is not a lawyer and does not have any creditials. She is one step up from the receptionist and mail room clerk. Why is she risking her reputation on by supporting the Sudweeks and Sue Scheff of PURE? Is she defending her own .. will find more out in depositions?
I hope this lawsuit brings to light more information about referral agents that pose as advocates. There needs to be a law put in place when it comes to children and services for them. Otherwise, this industry will continue.
All told, how many kids did Scheff refer to Whitmore? Anybody know?
Just the fact there is a civil lawsuit in progress raises troubling questions about this program - just as the one against WWASPS which Zehnder and Scheff reportedly help launch does. (Wood v. WWASPS)
Something stinks in Denmark, IMO.
How would these ex-WWASPS parents like it if some so-called advocates created blogs relevant to defending a WWASPS program they allege abused their child and defrauded them?
Is there a double standard at play here?
Sure looks that way to me given the nature of these blogs and the apparent absence of support for this group of Whitmore parents and children who allege they were abused and defrauded by this program.
At the very least, these Whitmore parents and children deserve their day in court, just like the WWASPS parents and kids do who are involved in the Turley lawsuit.
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All told, how many kids did Scheff refer to Whitmore? Anybody know?
Just the fact there is a civil lawsuit in progress raises troubling questions about this program - just as the one against WWASPS which Zehnder and Scheff reportedly help launch does. (Wood v. WWASPS)
Something stinks in Denmark, IMO.
How would these ex-WWASPS parents like it if some so-called advocates created blogs relevant to defending a WWASPS program they allege abused their child and defrauded them?
Is there a double standard at play here?
Sure looks that way to me given the nature of these blogs and the apparent absence of support for this group of Whitmore parents and children who allege they were abused and defrauded by this program.
At the very least, these Whitmore parents and children deserve their day in court, just like the WWASPS parents and kids do who are involved in the Turley lawsuit.
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This is an excellent question.
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Why is Isabelle Zehnder BLOGGING Whitmore Academy so strongly when this program is closed down? What is her point?
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When the criminal investigation began against the Sudweeks in November 2004, there were approximately 40 children enrolled at Whitmore Academy; and reportedly all of the kids were referred to Whitmore Academy by Scheff or people who worked/volunteered for PURE.
Two families gave thier statements to ISAC regarding Whitmore Academy; and both statements are critical of PURE; but for some reason these WHITMORE blogs only mention this one parent; as if only one parent was not satisfied with the referral made by PURE.
Wonder what that reason might be?
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Isabelle Zehnder also alleges the State of Utah had no case against Cheryl Sudweeks.
Not true.
Cheryl Sudweeks entered a no-contest plea against the allegations brought against her by the county prosecutor.
If there was no case or the charged had been dropped, there would be no need to enter a plea one way or another, correct?
Correct. From the Deseret Morning News, September 22, 2006:
"Sudweeks, 51, pleaded no contest to four charges of attempted hazing, all class C misdemeanors. She was originally charged with six counts of child abuse, class A misdemeanors, and two counts of hazing, one a class A misdemeanor and the other a class B misdemeanor. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for purposes of sentencing".
It was a plea bargain. Utah avoided a long jury trial, and Cheryl Sudweeks was sent packing, and as Juab County Attorney Eldridge said, "It addresses some of the concerns I have — not all of them — but it resolves Mrs. Sudweeks to a be a law-abiding citizen for a year. Even if we got a conviction, that's all the probation she would have been given anyway. It requires her to pay a fine and do community service. And it shuts her down, at least here in Juab County, so they can't do business here. I believe it effectively shuts them down in the state of Utah,"
Eldridge also said, "These kids made some allegations of abuse and I completely believe them. That's why I filed the case. But the fact that I believe them is one thing, whether a jury is going to believe is a whole different question,"
That puzzled me at first. Why did Eldridge think a jury would be so difficult to convince? Then I remembered: the case is in Utah, the haven of abusive programees. Why do you think Randall Hinton scampered off there?
When the criminal investigation began against the Sudweeks in November 2004, there were approximately 40 children enrolled at Whitmore Academy; and reportedly all of the kids were referred to Whitmore Academy by Scheff or people who worked/volunteered for PURE.
Two families gave thier statements to ISAC regarding Whitmore Academy; and both statements are critical of PURE; but for some reason these WHITMORE blogs only mention this one parent; as if only one parent was not satisfied with the referral made by PURE.
Wonder what that reason might be?
A vendetta. Izzy isn't a great legal mind, is she? It takes more than one mad mom to file a class action lawsuit. Zehnder's going after someone who was quite vocal against Whitmore, and she's attacking this one parent for lack of any other targets. As for the rather bizarre story of the Whitmore runaways, I find it hard not to laugh at the extreme measures and expenses a stranger would undertake to enable some unknown kids to make it to Bonnaroo. The County Attorney didn't take it seriously, nor do I. By the way, Izzy, Bonnaroo is a "music festival", not a "drug fest". This is only speculation on my part, but I believe the boys were allowed to go by (fill in the blank) and given this rather implausible cover story to use in an effort to smear a known and very vocal Whitmore detractor. Makes more sense to me.
On her Whitmore blog, Izzy wrote:
"She goes on to say CAICA is worried because we referred children there. CAICA is not a referral agency so never referred any child there."
No, but CAICA is aligned with PURE, and who's to say a parent didn't put trust in CAICA and followed CAICA's praise of PURE to Scheff, and from there the road to hell led to the Whitmore...
It's the dreaded "domino effect" Sue and Izzy want to avoid, and they're backpedaling, spinning, lashing out blindly, and trying to scorch the earth five miles in every direction in an attempt to get out of the way of the falling blocks.