An employee of the ABM Ministries Lighthouse Christian Academy in Piedmont, Missouri, was accused of bloodying a student's face. The school's owners were arrested for kidnapping.

PIEDMONT, Mo. — A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student.

A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student. Craig Wesley Smith Jr.

ABM Ministries' website says its facility, operated as Lighthouse Christian Academy, is a private Christian boarding school for boys ages 10-13, situated on 250 acres that include a spring-fed ...

ABM Ministries Lighthouse Christian Academy is a private Christian boarding school for boys ages 10 to 13. According to its website , the 25,000-square-foot campus is located on 25 acres tucked ...

A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student By Associated Press Oct. 29, 2024 ...

The school opened on Sept. 15, 2020, for girls ages 12 to 17, one of three Master’s Ranch Christian Academy boarding schools in Oregon County.

Runaways from a Missouri Christian boarding school reportedly begged neighbours to call the police, citing kidnapping and abuse, which the owners were later charged with — highlighting ...

A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student. Craig Wesley Smith Jr. was ...

Other Christian boarding schools in Missouri have faced abuse allegations in both criminal charges and lawsuits.. Agape Boarding School in Stockton closed in 2023 after years of investigations and ...