child there knowing what happened. what was it like in there? it was hell. i was sexually abused. there? yes, sir. i felt like i was nothing. there were numerous concerns about abuse going on at this facility. my dad would pick a girl up by her neck, throw her to the ground. he would trip you and shove you. knock her out. yes, sir. i mean it. posted it to tiktok. knock her out. it just blew up. these allegations need to be looked into. how could i do this to my child. your parents deny everything. they say none of that stuff is true. what was going on was wrong. something needed to be done. hello and welcome to dateline. on the surface the circle of hope school appeared to be a refuge where so-called troubled girls could receive a christian education. but some students say behind closed doors they suffered abuse. their secret remained hidden in the shadows until an unlikely ally launched a courageous quest to bring it to light. here s keith m
changed. people said they had been a failure in their lives and you re a failure in your life and you re blaming them, you need somebody to blame. i may not be successful in the sense that i m a millionaire, but my kids are happy. my kids don t have to fear me, so to me i m successful. and she told us she s not done speaking out. on a recent fall morning, she led a march to the gates of agape, the boys school where her dad worked years ago. it s time that we bring awareness to agape. awareness she maybe hasn t accountability to. in fall 2021, the cedar county prosecutor filed 13 third-degree felony assault charges against five individuals leaked to agape. we have reached out for comment
with her dogs like, oh, you cute little thing, and my dad is just going off like nothing. yes, sir. yes, sir. all of the little yes, sirs. yeah, and if you don t say, yes, sir, you can be slapped across the face. you have to say, yes, sir. wow. knock her out. 21 seconds that struck a nerve. yes, sir. i was floored by the amount of support and, like, sharing and viewing that was, like, from the tiktok video. i was like, they re listening. like, people are actually listening to us for once. including a sheriff s deputy. after watching the video, he messaged amanda, there are some people that want to help. these girls deserve to have their complaints investigated properly. that deputy s boss is cedar