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image captionThe couple s estranged daughter has helped expose their alleged abuse of girls at their ranch
The owners of a shuttered religious boarding school in Missouri, USA, are facing dozens of criminal charges after abuse allegations were made on TikTok.
Boyd and Stephanie Householder face more than 100 charges, including dozens relating to child neglect and abuse.
Attorney General Eric Schmitt said the pair had perpetrated horrific, sexual, physical, and mental abuse .
Their daughter, Amanda, has been vocal about exposing alleged abuse at the Circle of Hope Girls Ranch they ran.
She set up in a TikTok page in 2020 which gave a platform to people voicing allegations about the institution.
Religious boarding school owners face over 100 abuse charges after women speak out on TikTok
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