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Friday, March 16, 2007

Private School Director Faces Charges

This isn't the first time he's been arrested for abuse either Click Here
or here for more info

Nine misdemeanor charges were filed Wednesday against a school director accused of false imprisonment and assault involving seven different students at a private school for troubled youth.

Randall Hinton, 32, was arrested by Canon City Police in January for investigation of allegations that stemmed from a Dec. 29 incident during which a 17-year-old female student at the campus reported she was forced to lie face down on the floor with her arms at her side and palms facing up for 12 hours. She also said Hinton twice grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back injuring her hand and wrist.

The incident was reported to police by an adult employee working at the academy.

Hinton was working as director at the Royal Gorge Academy, 615 Pike Ave. at the time of the incidents, but he has been ordered to avoid contact with current or former students and cannot be present at the school campus.

The private, coed school caters to 47 troubled youth, ages 13 to 17, and is overseen by St. George, Utah- based Octwell, LLC. The affidavit described the students of the school as not being court-ordered to attend the school, but rather, were placed in the school by parents who were unable to control them due to truancy, defiant behavior or minor brushes with the law.

Pueblo Chieftain

1 comment:

Kathy said...

Randall Hinton and his WWASPS clan have a long long history of abuse, keep your eyes open for all the people associated with these programs. Other names include the Lichfield Family, the Kay Family, the Peart Family, the Bundy family and there are many, many more. Here is one site that has a lot of info on them...http://www.isaccorp.org and there is my blog as well at http://randallhinton.blogspot.com/

Thanks for posting this very important story