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
agapa did not respond to our request for comments. on its website, it states its staff does not participate in corporal punishment. and they have all been trained and proper restraining techniques. colton, insisted he was be in there, years ago. and tried to reported to a sheriff s deputy, who picked him up after he ran away from the school. i tried to tell them, they are beating us. and he did not listen. he cuffed me, put me in the back of the car, and dropped me back off at agapa. that s the last i heard of. it never saw cps. nothing. and the cops did not believe? you know. agapa, like circle of hope, was seen in the community is doing good work. helping troubled kids. amanda said it was not unusual to see deputies hanging out at circle of hope. sometimes doing target practice with her dad. maggie said, boyd boasted about. it they had ties with all
in proper restraining techniques. colton insisted he was beaten there years ago and tried to report it to a sheriff s deputy who picked him after he ran away from the school. i tried to tell him. like, man, they re beating us. and he didn t listen. cuffed me up, put me in the back of the car and dropped me off back at agape. and that s the last i ever heard of it. never saw cps, nothing. the cop didn t believe you? no. agape, like circle of hope, was seen in the community as doing good work. helping troubled kids. amanda said it wasn t unusual to see deputies hanging out at circle of hope, sometimes doing target practice with her dad. maggie said boyd boasted about it. they had ties with all the cops in the area. if we ran away or said anything, we d be immediately brought back, and nobody would believe us.