Tanner, I think we were in the same Discovery seminar, Its scary places like that exist. Crazy how the wasp dynasty keeps changing their face and name to manipulate parents. Hope all is well with you. Yes No. I was there from February 2002 until March of 2003; group 8 w/ John Rhodes. He currently lives in Evanston, Wyoming, but that is only a short drive to Randolph, so he may still be currently involved with the school, now known as Old West Academy. Im now 25. Cross Creek Survivors is a group for any former students of WWASP's Cross Creek Manor or Programs who are looking for a safe place to share their experiences. If you were in group 6 than you knew how messed up Craig was to his kids. If you know of someone who needs to be added, please email admin@wwaspsurvivors.com and we will address the situation. Lol ya thats why I am currently finishing a bio engr major and am on the way to medical school. Ron took great pride in creating and administering his own cruel and sadistic punishments such as putting students on Staff-Buddy complete social isolation and silence for months at a time, BFO Tapes a system of endless mind-numbing hours (aprox. I was there 1999. I never got Child abuse but who knows what went on there. I doubt you would suggest victims of other kinds of violence should get over it merely because they have dedicated their lives to preventing that violence. Intentionally provoking kids, which many times resulted in flip outs and catagories and restraint. I know exactly which guys used to lay on you cause they did me to. These kids were nerds never used drugs or fought came to cross creek got reprogrammed and meanwhile heard the stories of others and lived a fight or flight life for years and when they got out they couldnt handle real life. I pray for the victims and their families every night before I go to bed. I denied a chance to send fags to high impact and was beat for it. Relationships completely non existent and lost. Backupposted@gmail.com. Cross Creek Programs, UT (Cross Creek Center for Boys and Cross Creek Manor) Darrington Academy, GA Help My Teen, UT (Believed to promote and market WWASP/WWASPS/Robert Lichfield . Everything is still there, just laying around abandoned. I still have nightmares where Im back there. I keep on fightig other students kept on getting jumped and slammed and wrist locked until my wrist broke but then I got a visit and I was on staff buddy no privileges. Teen Mentor was shut down in March 2011 by Costa Rican authorities after they received numerous complaints from children and parents regarding abuse at the school. I did not have any issue with 90% of the staff. Keep going. He then went on to open, concurrently with CSA, The Academy at Dundee Ranch in Costa Rica in (year). From the get, what they did was illegal and immoral. This place tries to get you to say you hate your parents and your life is terrible, which is only true caus youre in the place. When she finally was released I am so unbelievably honored that it did not completely ruin the woman I loved. My adoptive mom was so determined to win that she was willing to keep me their until I graduated the program so I waited impatiently for 25 months until she ran out of money. Im now a father. You are not alone. Most of these schools are long gone, the WWASP corporation has already been shuttered so theres not a hope for continuing litigation, and so on so are we talking about it 20 years later because why? Had I stayed another few weeks at home, my record would have been ruined and I would never be able to achieve what I have today. I didnt find out until later how bad the manipulation was, my parents would never have sent me out to Jamaica or somewhere, told them repeatedly that would never be an option. Its pathetic how they make your family not trust you and not believe your stories about the abuse. In 1996, he then opened Spring Creek Lodge with the Pullan brothers, serving as Vice President. I am so glad they shut it down. I was here in 2010-2011, i never really saw abuse. Your name sounds familiar, Rob, when were you at CC and what group were you in? I didnt need to be there and that place scared the #### out of me. I wish I wouldve find this site years ago. Plus they were very strict Mormons, who really had never been to the outside world nor experienced the type of problems similar to what us girls had experienced, which explains their lack of empathy. Im 32 now and I still get the occasional nightmare of being there. He first staed working for WWASP as a tech at Brightway in 1992. LDS Church members must have the honesty to speak out against these atrocities or they will be repeated elsewhere. Torment and Torture at Cross Creek Manor By Angelique, Anti-Queer Brainwashing at Cross Creek Manor Xandirs Story Wwasp is a bad organization. Karr Farnsworth have served many roles for WWASP in the many years he has been involved in WWASP. Most cross creek ppl Ive talked to now have drug problems or have died because of drugs, that should tell you a lot. Gulf Coast Academy - Formerly Eagles Point Christian Academy, Bethel Girls' Academy and Bethel Boys Academy. Cross Creek Academy WWASP HELL ON EARTH bartolone23 10 subscribers Subscribe 58 Share 13K views 12 years ago Show more Show more 13 years ago 4.6K views 7 years ago The Salisbury Advantage. Many of the staff had dreams to get rich and own nice cars and big houses. Wood v. World Wide Assn. of Specialty Programs Schools people that bent us over and spanked us with rulers about to rape us. I can go on and on about his endless abuses. Seth s! I went to Distant Drums. I want to share my experience I was incarcerated in group 2 Darrel group as horizon academy shares the property with cross creek anyways this place is torture fucked me up real being there time goes by real. Hope all is well with you man. How are you? Mi name is paul morrison I was also in greig hansens group five but spent most of mi time in the isolation unit on mi stumic in the cold hungry. They took me to wilderness treatment. If its a matter of us just not moving on with life, how are so many of us successful professionally and personally if that were the case? Were it up to me, I would put every one of these concentration camps out of business and criminally indict all those involved in the abuse. wwasp casa by the sea - diyalab.com He has been in trouble and incarcerated since. Your name sounds familiar. While the non-stop abuse was the worst thing that happened to me, their was one day i experienced that was very different from the rest and that was the day when one of the last students from group 5 was leaving cross creek and one of the students from another group said to me Youre the only student from group 5 that is still here. How in the hell can you call yourself a behavior modification program and thats one of the ways its marketed when nobody has the expertise to determine: Is this good, is this bad?. Brian, you are troll. As a Judicial Assistant, she has authorized access to all court records, and could very well manipulate or what if she has already manipulated files. Before he rejoined, though, he made this statement: These people are basically a bunch of untrained people who work for this organization. I spent 04-06 at cross creek. Rick, maybe if we were all 15 years old and still locked up, this would make sense because we would be trying to manipulate our way out. Id fuck his wife tho lol she was hot. Although . Get that gaslighting bullshit out of here. Just another obstacle in my journey. Sunrise beach absolutely was WWASP. He served as WWASP president until 1998, when he was replaced by Ken Kay. Such as the Coronvirus Pandemic. TBH I only try to remember the good parts basketball, volleyball, board games, cards I also remember being forced to choose out of a seminar because I wouldnt admit to being a slut. some of the staff were cool but the others were horrible.. it always seemed like the staff were at war. Dave Ansalanian It was crazy walking up those stairs and remembering all the memories and remembering the last time I walked down them was when I got out-2 hours before my 18th birthday. I still have dreams where im trapped there not knowing when im gonna be able to leave. Jay Kay, the son of Ken Kay>, got his start in WWASP working for his father as a security guard at Brightway Adolescent Hospital. Damn I remember Dallas haha. Pullan was also invloved in Camas Ranch, an apparent attempt to remake a portion of the facility into an 18+ program, which also failed. When did all of this start happening I was never mistreated or anything while I was there but I was in Norms group and then they moved me to B group with Brent I think his name was. Im 36 now, and I dont think Ive ever gotten over the trauma of being kidnapped and locked up against my will at that tender age. He and his wife were house parents and I later lived with them. After Tranquility Bay, in 1998he again served as Assistant Director, this time for Carolina Springs, working under Narvin Litchfield. @ cross creek from 04-06 horrible experience they condition your brain so drastically when i got out in the real worl i could not function in public or be comfortable around people for years i would get horrible panic attacks and though i have gotten to be much better i still get those panic attack type feelings from time to time anything you want to help for this site let me know! He served as Admissions Director until at least 2011. We were in group 5 with Mr Hansen and ms lona who I hated whole heartedly. And things did not change when he opened Midwest. Not cool at all. Kari and Kar,Ron June, Jeff(therapist), and two others I cant remember the names to. Ron Garrett was fired from Cross Creek in 2008 and now works in Real Estate. I can be found on social media if anyone wants to get in contact with me. Richard Darrington partnered with Dace Goulding, an old school buddy,to open Darrington Academy in 2004, the same year Casa By The Sea closed. But even at 17, I knew this place was wrong. Id literally blocked out much of the details of this horrible place, and reading these stories have helped me remember, and my sense of outrage is renewed. I think the experience at CC did irreparable damage. BTW David Gilcrease (Resource Realizations) now claims to be a physicist. Dan Peart And before you even pretend to say thats because of WWASP, I was considered nonworking and took my exit plan when they could no longer legally hold me as an adult. Constantpy restrained by big Samoan guys, 62 and 250+. The same sick beds are even still there, with mattresses and blankets still in them. I graduated from Tranquility Bay as well, until I got home and my school district did not accept any of the credits. That dick head ex Mexican army guy who always said this is not burger king, you cannot have it your way. Just wanted to let you all know you all are pieces of shit. I dont honestly know how she was so strong to endure all of the mental abuse and assaults she had endured. That stupid smile peeking through those hate filled eyes. Lichfield had previously worked at the confirmedly abusive Provo Canyon School in numerous roles beginning in 1977. And yes they made a group of us go build another jail like facility and was telling all of us the bad ones will be put here in worse conditions like in a threatening way. I just want to apologize for the way I treated you while I was there. I would have killed myself. Having said that, there were a lot of kids who didnt and they paid the price. I was there for exactly 23 months from 02-04. I was at CCM for six months in 1994. The only good part is my friend in there Nick leitner (spelling wrong) got me an awesome list of hip hop artists to get into..been hooked for 15 years since I was there for close to two years and I never even finished Discovery seminar. After 42 days, I was sent to Bridges Boys Academy, I ran multiple times on the third attempt I got caught and sent to a lock down facility in gladstone. It is unclear whether that facility was a WWASP program. The members of this entity are Karr Farnsworth and Kerry Gubler; its registered agent, J. Ralph Atkin WWASP PRESS RELEASE ON UTAH LAWSUITS (In November, 1998, two lawsuits were filed in the State of Utah against Cross Creek Manor, Teen Help and the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs. people who are angry when they come into work and take it out on children by throwing them up against the wall and slapping the crap out of them when they did nothing wrong; and even if they did, they deserve to be beaten. Most of these are just lies that you recorded to use because of your bias. Robert Walter Litchfield is Robert Browning Litchfields son. There is no way to get transcripts from them. Im a 34 year old man who is married with two kids, owns a house, and has a wonderful life. Farnsworth met Robert Litchfield when both worked at Provo Canyon Schools. From August 4th 2013 August 16th 2014. index/wwasp - troubledteens - Reddit As Administrator at Casa by the Sea, Luke Hallows has been reported to have participated in, ordered, endorsed, excused and covered up multiple incidents of abuse. He was also served with 3 summonses regarding bad checks written on CSAs closed checking account totaling about $2,000. Rick is a troll. I then had to spend another year in high school. WWASP Press Release on Utah Lawsuits - StrugglingTeens I was the 24th girl at Casa. Please be kind and respectful of others,. I attended a place called Trident in 95-96. Many were doing it to get money for school. When my own family was not around for me they both were. He then served as Assitant Director for Spring Creek in 1996, then took a job in the same role for Tranquility Bayi 1997. The Roaches were arrested and charged, but escaped the country and have never faced trial. I am submitting prior to living in the community. Hinton also appears to have spent 3 years working for Teen Help, the marketing arm of WWASP. But Narvin kept busy, re-opening Dundee Ranch under the new name Pillars of Hope (or Pilares de Esparanza.) You must have been a good little slave, and i bet you got off to belittling your peers when they gave you upper level status. Learn how your comment data is processed. I dont remember its been years lol. I attended and graduated highschool while at Casa by the Sea in early 2000s. Mr Robby, Mr Dallas, Mr Tony, Mr Justin, Mr Brandon and Sam the one ton of fun. I think my subconscious has pushed it all down. 4605 East Elwood Street, Suite 100. Since leaving Cross Creek, I relapsed on drugs specifically heroin. I hated that man! , Dan Kay, related to Ken Kay Owns RedCliff Ascent, a wilderness program designed to detain children into long term boarding schools under same ownership, Hi, I cant find your phone. You were 19 and still there if I recall correctly. My older brother also went into cross creek before me and was in Group 7. Narvin Lichfield I try to forget about my time there but it is like a recurring nightmare. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I was also at cross Creek and Ron Garret 100% abused kids. What was his position in Morava Academy? Justin remember me? To me, restraining someone who is violent or suicidal, is a justifiable means to restrain someone. Incomplete submissions will be denied. a million dollar money making scam at childrens expense. Another graduate claimed to be supervised by a male staff member when she was showering at the age of 13. Raise awareness of the true nature of WWASP Programs, to advocate for those still being held in Troubled Teen programs, and to provide validation and support to survivors of WWASP programs. It erodes the kind of trust needed for meaningful dialogue. Bill, I was wondering the same thing. It was horrifying. I had been their for over 1 & 1/2 years on the day he said that to me which ended up making me feel bad. Required fields are marked *. Victory Lawsuit Against Abusive Teen Help | Help Your Teens With doug Morse comment. I got lost down this rabbit hole, and Im seeing some familiar names pop up. Ken Kay was President and the public voice of WWASP. We follow the Lord and value family. The former Cross Creek Manor is up for sale: 591 N State St La Verkin, UT 84745 Chaffin Pullan is the current administrator. They actually ran a program called New Beginnings in LaVerkin Utah back in summer 1991. Peace, love and light to all the survivors. The Food was the most disgusting food Ive ever ate. I have tried to find ANY info online about this camp but its as if it never existed but trust me it did. Colin Im glad your alive. But I had no exit plan they dumped me 100 miles into mesquite Nevada with 5$ and 10 Camel cigarettes. *withthats, WITH an aluminum baseball bat. Several WWASP programs have been shut down after investigations into allegations of child abuse and medical neglect, and WWASP no longer exists as a corporate entity. And there were so many girls who were worse off than me. For everyones sack lets thank our parents for avoiding another teen suicide statistic. Its a TRIP. Does any one know. I kept telling my parents to get me out and that they are being abusive and they would change my hand written letter to nice emails. 1,688 Sq. Hi Daria! Robinson is the current owner and director of Horizon Academy, which was originally opened in the Amargosa Valley Nevada however is now re-opened on the Cross Creek Manor/ Cross Creek Center property, in La Verkin Utah (Owned by WWASP head, Robert Lichfield) and currently renamedYouth Foundation Inc./ Youth Foundation Success Academy. Before opening that program he served as a football coach for several college and professional teams, including Weber State and Utah State. In the classic nepotistic fashion that a hallmark of WWASP, in 2010 his father appointed him the owner and Administrator of the Teen Mentor facility in Costa Rica. In typical WWASP fashion, a new identity for the combination of Cross Creek and Horizon has been developed, they are now calling their program Youth Foundation Inc. (youthfoundationinc.org) I will never be the same. I was in Cross Creek in 07 I think it was. I know when my son went in was not the same boy when he came out. Ron Garrett is a bitch ass nigga. I was one of the youngest (and probably most innocent) girls at the school, barely 13 when I was sent there by my scared parents. Cross Creek Programs was a reform school facility in La Verkin, Utah, operated by the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS). Dallas that asshole. The separate office/admin building in the parking lot is not used. Homes similar to 8 E DAWN Dr are listed between $475K to $1M at an average of $305 per square foot. Wrong Therapist, I was there from 90 through 92..I still have trust issues to this day. This kid was absolutely crazy. I remember Thane, but I wasnt in your group. The kidnapping resulted in two full on adult fist fights between me (a 16yr old) and grown men. God bless this mess. Wasp is a business and they only want your parents money, they dont give a fuck about you or your family. In 2001 Litchfieldgave him the job as Director at Academy at Dundee Ranch. Id like to know what really went on. Usually pitting upper levels against lower levels, he not only encouraged the violent ways of the program but he was also responsible for the abuse placed upon the whole facility in enacting code red, forcing all students to sit in stress positions, walk in circles and remain on complete code silence for weeks at a time. Waddup Colin! I watched it happening everyday. I have a few friends on FB from back then but would love to check in with some of my other sisters. Oh where oh where are these shitbags nowId love to sew their eyelids shut, spin them aroundand stalk them an aluminum baseball batmy nightmares tell me to. He is clearly one of them as I always suspected. So of course I halled ass out of there. And you have come out of that hole. d canadian piece of shit. 2005-07 Colin, chase woods(later randomly bumped into him in Richmond Virginia) therapist craig, jeff. George Tofaeono Ginton was arrested on chrages of child abuse by authorities in 2007 and the school was shut down in 2008. Anybody else there at the same time? Ive been addicted to prescription drugs and ended up in federal prison fire to my drug abuse. I was there 2003 2004. Narvin Lichfield has had a long and checkered history with WWASP. That man and place have caused some issues in my world that idk if Ill ever get over and I am almost 30 now. In 2012 Vaifanua was reported to the St. George school district superintendentwith a long list of allegedhuman rights abuses committed by him and urging the Board to have Mr. Vaifanua banned from working with young children. Then, in 1999, he took an ownership interest in the Cross Creek Programs, where he still serves as Administrator. I had a 3 hr meeting with those 2 and Ron. Miguel Rodriguez was the Co-Owner and Director of High Impact. I know that I was drugged up with massive antidepressants and sedatives, which I still have abuse issues with. Hey. lost a shit ton of weight because i refused to eat. please email me. I did half my time in solitary confinement the hole on tile floor 8 hours a day and the other half of the day tapesI developed a bad hemmoroid from all the hours sitting on tile floor. It has been on my mind a lot recently. reember when I was there in 2007and 08.. always seemed as the staff were at war, or just screwing a student, or 3 or 4, or arranging for the fight They traumatized me and I have PTSD and horrible social anxiety as a result of it. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I was only in Casa By the Sea for under 6 months when I was 16. Before founding Eagle Ranch in 2005, Paul, like his brother Dave, served as a college and professional football coach. Pullan was also invloved in Camas Ranch, an apparent attempt to remake a portion of the facility into an 18+ program, which also failed. He served 25 days in jail and one year of probation. He personally called me and many girls sluts and bitches during his infamous ron meetings. Again, I apologize for anyone I hurt. Ron, Rita, and Craig Hansen were the most evil tyrants Ive every met in my life. They also had a cabin up in the mountains in an area called Duck Creek. I managed to get my diploma in a year even though I had to finish tenth, eleventh and twelve grade. Where you at these days? I was in CC from 2003-2005, such an insane experience I cant even explain, only the kids who were there will ever understand. I hate that man still till this day. Wet successful in my current life and have a flourishing social life, so no one knows what Ive been through. Do you remember me? Ricky Teixeira. In July a member of another group, Cross Creek Survivors, posted a picture of a dumpster outside the Cross Creek Manor facility, another former WWASP school in southern Utah. and to any boy who lived there from 2004 to 2006 and didnt see abuse or experience it themselves is still programmed they will get a CAT 5 if they say the truth. I know my parents spent a lot of money and were only trying to help me. Will, Lou, David, Brett hope you guys are all doing well! In 1998, he became majority owner of Morava Academy, which was shut down later that year. My therapist wasnt too bad, but I remember Garth and how most were scared of him. I recall being at Brightway, and staying at CCM at level 3. My parents would write back saying Im glad you are doing so amazing and having so much fun.. fuck narvin lichfeild and every one of these Wwasp people. Randall Hinton The Sociology textbook was modern and really interesting. I went to that school. I remember this guy Eric Rostdoc marten wearing skinhead punkjust kidding, how are you eric? Note: This list is in no way complete. I will never forget being a 17 year old girl and having a man come into my room and literally haul me out of bed..as a sexual abuse survivor, it was terrifying. Brian Parker was my therapist unfortunately, craig was ok cause he would let you get away with shit. Hey guys, I know its been years since you commented or even were in this hell hole lol but I remember most of you here. I too was in Cross Creek from Memorial Day weekend 2004-December 2005. Psychological Torture Lifeboat process in WWASP Seminars Meyla A. i knew Brian when he ran Paradise Cove, debatably the worst WWASP program of a. Phoenix, AZ 85040. It seems like you still dont know what to think. They also threw mine out. You sound like the typical idiot who would believe that it helped you in some way. I was there too in the late 80s. See my survivor testimony and that of Daniel Mauerer for more info as to conditions at these two programs. But it gucci my parents were asians spoke weak english easy to manipulate but however writing letters and waiting just waiting to hear a response back. The Cross Creek Programs, often referred to Cross Creek Manor for the girls program and Cross Creek Center for the boys program were (and still is)operated by the controversial World Wide Association of Specialty Programs (and Schools) WWASP(S). He is just a greedy pig Jade Robinson is supposedly gone, but his wife still worked there a couple of weeks ago. Hit me up Jeffstahr@gmail.com. It was cereal for breakfast; I ended up wearing it. Craig Hansen and ms lonas group, goddamn miss Lona. When I was at Cross Creek, he was one of the good guys. Shame on you. As an experienced professional, you should understand how badly an adversarial environment affects the therapist-client relationship. Hinton was convicted in 2007 of one count each of third-degree assault and false imprisonment. The explanation of Ron Garret is 100% true. Its great to know that there are so many others affected by this place, just makes me feel like Im not alone in my experiences. I remember I took Justin out then Tony came in and slammed my head on the floor. let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Ive got so many issues from this place that I still need to work out. Wayne Winder became Director of Majestic Ranch in 2001. }wasp pseminars I cant say how I actualy would like to make justice of what they have done to her,someone pleaase help us get invbolved in any and all litigation that is available to her ,she is and was a great kid and never deserved such alienation and dibilitating treatment she was just a confused little girl????? Jason Finlinson I hope that this place never changed him, and I will always remember he and his wife as individuals who helped me get through a very tough program and a tough time in my life.I hated Cross Creek, I have nightmares of going back and my parents never getting me out but never of the Vaifanuas who were good people!
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