Fifteen years after Maggie Drew was first sent to Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch in southwestern Missouri, she says she still bears psychological scars and physical pain from abuse.
that found that several faith-based boarding schools, including Agape, relocated to Missouri after being investigated or shut down for abuse or neglect elsewhere.
Yet unlike Missouri and many other states, her trade association requires state licensing for all of its 150 member schools, including the religious ones. Agape is not a member, nor was Circle of Hope. Messages left with the Householders' attorney were not returned. In an August interview with the Star, the couple said the accusers made up their stories.
James Clemensen, a retired California trooper, and his wife, Kathy, started Agape in Stockton, Missouri, in 1990. He told a reporter in 2002 that he picked Missouri because of its lack of regulation. He died in October.Agape serves 120-150 boys ages 12-17. Its website says it's a nonprofit school"designed to show God’s love to teen boys struggling with behavior issues that can threaten their future.”was charged with sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty in March.
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