L ogan Yandell is one of a string of young men who attended Kanakuk Kamps in the 2000s, who were groomed and abused by a popular counselor, and who Two civil lawsuits are filed in Missouri on behalf of John Doe X and John Doe XI, alleging sexual abuses and negligence against Pete Newman. WebSurvivors and family members of victims of sexual abuse at Kanakuk camps testified at a hearing before the Missouri House Judiciary Committee regarding a bill proposed by local state Rep. Brian Seitz to change laws to help survivors of childhood sexual assault. Three years later the Kanakuk survivors community is connected and knows of more than 170 victims spanning from the 1950s to today, with allegations against 50 unique perpetrators. Anything less than what this bill proposes gives perpetrators and the institutions that harbor them an advantage over abused children and their recoveries. Many victims fight for years amidst trauma, depression, suicidal thoughts and shame, and it takes them years to be ready to tell their stories, if ever. Isnt this the attorney that nailed All Saints over the Rudy Koss thing? That is why being informed is the only way to prevent or stop such atrocities from happening. Not 31, not 50. It is not part on Gods plan for kids to get raped, women abused, people murdered. The survivor community says more such incidents took place and involvedother adults. At a minimum, we want their pain, suffering, silencing, and deaths to be acknowledged. Kanakuk continues to rank among the best-known Christian camps in the country and serves over 20,000 kids a summer. The press page on its website now leads with a link to a 322-word statement on abuse, which describes the Newman case without mentioning his name and apologizes to victims and their families. Two days later, survivors and advocates connected to Kanakuk and other camping organizations rallied on the steps of the Texas Capitol to promote House Bill 206 and Senate Bill 751. A lawsuit, Doe IX v. Kanakuk Heritage Inc., is filed in Missouri state court, alleging multiple instances of sexual abuse by Pete Newman and subsequent cover-ups by Kanakuk leadership. Pete was articulate. 367, creates a cause of action for vulnerable victims to allow filing civil actions at any time before the victim is 55-years-old, and for situations which had been dismissed because of statute of limitation issues before the passage of the bill to be revived. "We have endured child sexual abuse, extortion, silencing, physical abuse, harassment, aggressive legal tactics, public denial of said abuses, and much more," the letter says in part, "all at the hands of Kanakuk Ministries and its affiliated entities, and all while under your familys leadership. I have been desperately trying to warn a church in MS about an admitted child sex offender who is a minister and was fired by Prestonwood Baptist for credible accusations of abuse by several boys in 1989. But he didn't survive past the age of 29, so now I refer to him as a victim, and I'm trying to be his voice.". Jones said her abuser was fired by Kanakuk, but law enforcement was not called even after her abuser admitted he had committed the crime. Vide the Catholic Church, Oral Roberts University and a host of right wing churches. We encourage you to read them yourselves to truly understand the full scope of abuse and institutional wrong-doing by Kanakuk. Pete was, without a doubt, one of the most influential people in my boys decisions to accept Christ. Yeah, I think so.". The bill "cannot stop these events," Seitz said, "but will allow for these children who are now adults, to call the people to be held to account, and creates a path for civil actions to benefit the survivors, and provide some form of restitution and accountability.". If this bill is passed, any victim of child sexual abuse in Missouri would have the ability to take legal action against their perpetrator of sexual violence until the victim turns 55. The website, which went live on Saturday, includes links to court documents for six lawsuits in which Kanakuk and senior staff members, including Joe White, were names as defendants. Wed add the need to ask for their policies on device usage (are campers or counselors allowed have them? The letter-writers also said, "We are only a small fraction of the Kanakuk survivors, yet our collective abuse experiences span from the 1950s to 2022." (Kanakuk was founded in 1926 and served more than 450,000 campers since then, according to its website. Many of its "kampers" come from affluent evangelical families living in Texas.) All rights reserved. A Kanakuk spokesman said camp officials could not discuss pending litigation. Child sexual abuse survivors, their families and advocates insist passing these bills in Missouri and Texas will help victims continue to seek justice and create a safer future for children. It said the plaintiff, who at the time was from Texas, attended Kanakuk from 1998 to 2007 and that Newman molested him from 2001, when he was 10, to 2007. We hope you will! The most pressing issue I remember was we have to tell your parents, Jones said. These are all just common-sense approaches to a very real threat. A lawsuit is filed in Missouri state court by a John Doe and his parentsalleging sexual abuse by Kanakuk Kamps. Kanakuk leaders contact some victim families and tell them they learned about Newmans abuse because of a tip from a hotline. Re: Just a new staff member I know he never intended to employ a sexual predator. Can they take pictures of each other? What would you add to this list? Anyone that knows Pete knows that he was a completely off-the-wall, wild, and fun guy who was always involved in something crazy going on at camp. House bill 367 cannot stop these events, but will allow for these children who are now adults, to call the people, and I use that term loosely, to be held to account and creates a path for civil actions to benefit the survivors and provide some form of restitution and accountability.. This story was originally published December 1, 2013, 11:03 PM. I know Kanakuk and have known it for 50 years. Each person who spoke with the CBS 11 I-Team says he or she, or a family member of his or hers, was sexually abused at Kanakuk Kamps sometime between 1999 and 2008. He represents Kanakuk Kamps on recruitment trips and leads father-son retreats. She also reported another victim who was abused by the same person around the same time notified the camp in 1985, but Kanakuk did nothing. Ed Ringheim, a former counselor, bus chaperone and volunteer for K-Life is sentenced to 15 years in Florida state prison for the sexual abuse of children. Re: Just a New Staff Member- I have all faith in Kanakuk that this wont happen. The bill would extend the age limitation for victims bringing civil action against any perpetrator of sexual violence or torturous acts against a vulnerable victim to 55. Before kissing your children good-bye as they head out to their summer activities,be sure to ensure review this C-A-M-P-S checklist: Here is a guide which parents at NCOSE have found helpful12 Questions Parents Need to Ask Their Childs Summer Camp Program. My heart breaks for everyone involved. There is NO way that Joe White had any idea that PN was molesting and enticing these boys! With people like you on their staff I will never ever send my children back to Kanakuk. What you can do is insist that organized entities like schools, churches, etc. A short statute of limitations can be lethal as my family knows, and another form of rape.. Please consider subscribing to support vital local journalism. No one suggested we call the authorities, or that its a felony, or we should let someone know who has real authority to do something about it. Kanakuk must be held to account. Newman is currently serving Lord I praise you and know that Kanakuk Glorifies you and that You reside at Kanakuk with everyone, because 2 or more are gathered in Your Name, even in the good and even in the bad we praise you Lord. Following Newmans termination and confession of child sexual abuse, White sends an email to Kanakuk families that stated Newman is dealing with a personal family crisis while asking them to respect his privacy and keep [Newman] in your prayers.. Lord, come soon. Joe White testifies that he had thought Newmans nudity with children, such as naked basketball, was improper, immature and inappropriate. He states that he never considered that Pete may be dangerous around kids.. ", The letter-writers also said, "We are only a small fraction of the Kanakuk survivors, yet our collective abuse experiences span from the 1950s to 2022." "The current system is one we know and that we're working with. Part of a long list of survivors, Logan Yandell recently rejoined the fight against sexual abuse at Kanakuk Kamps by filing a petition for fraud. So they told my mother about the abuse, and she said they encouraged her not to call the authorities because it would be traumatic and hard for a young girl to go through.. In Texas, HB 206, filed by Rep. Ann Johnson (D), and SB 751, filed by Sen. Pete Flores (R), propose the complete removal of civil statutes of limitation for sexual offenses against a child. I used to refer to him as a survivor, Phillips testified. Evan Hoffpauir, a victim of Pete Newman, said the trauma and embarrassment caused him to hide what had happened to him. Survivors and family members of victims of sexual abuse at Kanakuk camps testified at a hearing before the Missouri House Judiciary Committee regarding a While Morgan awaits trial, White invites him to live on Kanakuk property and later testifies as a character witness for Morgans defense. The next step for Seitzs bill is an executive session hearing before a vote of the committee. We agree with that. John Doe DK attended Kanakuk from 2000 to 2005, when he was 13 to 18 years old, the lawsuit says. Joe White provided lavish gifts such as technology devices, camp merchandise, and Harry & David fruit baskets to several known victims. On Twitter, find him at @GregHolmanNL. YesKanakuk is a sports camp, but seeking God and finding him is what the camp is all about. 2023 www.news-leader.com. The charges included sexual misconduct, statutory sodomy and child molestation. The abusive, criminal behavior Pete Newman admitted runs counter to everything Kanakuk Kamps has stood for over the past 85 years, the statement said. To suggest that we can't go up to those organizations and cap a statute, I think is inappropriate," Smith said. Kamp didnt help to hold him accountable in my eyes, Jones said. The survivors, family members, and advocates who testified in favor of the bill argued that childhood sexual abuse survivors can take years to come forward -- and that evidence of institutional wrongdoing that would spur civil action can take years to come to light, too, necessitating a higher cap on the age limit. And when camp leaders learned that he was playing nude basketball and swimming nude with minor boys, it alleges, they sent him to a lawyer but continued his employment. When you see that activity, youre going to have to address it. I agree with namelessbased on the lawsuit, it seems the camp had knowledge that Pete Newmans criminal behavior dated back years and still employed him, putting countless other campers at risk. This isnt a question of who did or didnt handle it properly, because unless we educate ourselves we all are doing a disservice to those around us who are being abused. As a victim of sexual abuse by a family friend and babysitter, I can tell you that the majority of sexual abuse is by people you trust and it is key that EVERYONE not just camps and schools recognize the signs of an adult or older child who is preying on younger children. I know this is really hard time to but also James tells us to that we know these things are to test our faith, Kanakuk will continue and thier faith is fanominal! The Missouri Independent, www.missouriindependent.com, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization covering state government and its impact on Missourians. The first civil lawsuits against Kanakuk and former Kanakuk Kamps Director Pete Newman alleging sexual abuse are filed on behalf of a Jane Doe and John Doe in Texas federal court. I didnt have the courage. I was a camp counselor at Kanakuk Kamps for 2 summers and attended 2 of their camps for 6 as a camper. Sadly, new allegations of systemic sexual abuse of children by adults, child-on-child abuse, and cover-ups at Kanakuk have recently come to light through a series of investigative reports based on new survivor testimony and witness accounts from former Kankuk employees. If this camp had had AND ENFORCED a 2-adult policy, I doubt very much that Newman could have molested anyone, at least not without the active and on-the-spot cooperation of other adults. Kanakuk has failed children for decades.. The lack of concrete action and subsequent cover up of the sexual exploitation that happened regularly at Kanakuk led to unspeakable trauma for many survivors that could have been prevented had Kanakuk leadership responded appropriately. Who is Joe White and What is Kanakuk Kamps? Jody Jones testified about her abuse at Kanakuk, and how the camp staff contacted her mother and encouraged her not to reach out to authorities. The groups are seeking reforms in laws regarding the statute of limitations for sexual abuse. Mallory Challisis a senior at Wingate University and serves as BNGs Clemons Fellow. Phillips said the current statute of limitations has a traumatic impact on survivors. Want to share a story? You can learn more about our reasons, our requests, and examine existing evidencehere. Please be aware that this website may contain information and images that some may find disturbing. The motion noted that thousands of campers attend Kanakuk camps every year and the vast majority have positive experiences., Simply put, Kanakuk truly believed they were running a good, Christian-influenced camp. Every staff member goes through MinistrySafe training which is a seminar and test that was designed by a very qualified legal team that specializes in handing such cases. Hoffpauir said finding out this information helped him to finally tell his family about the abuse in 2022. A federal case filed in Texas by John Doe III, originally filed in 2013, is settled because all matters in controversy between the parties have been resolved.. Despite multiple indictments and convictions, the sex scandals surrounding Kanakuk have never received the attention needed to bring about real change. The same leadership is still at the helm. Nonprofits North Texas Giving Day Elevator Pitches, currently serving 2 consecutive life sentences plus 30 years, State Grants HPISD Waiver For Extra Snow Days, Lacrosse Shines With Seven Scots at Fall Signing Ceremony, Scoop blog: Lawsuit against Kanakuk, a popular Christian summer camp, alleges child molestation by employee | Dallas Info, http://stopbaptistpredators.blogspot.com/2011/04/complicity-in-baptistland.html. The abuse includes encouragement of and participation in nude swimming, basketball, and four-wheeling; exposure and inspection of genitalia; one-on-one sleepovers; mutual masturbation sessions; oral sex; and sodomy all occurring while he is representing Kanakuk and promoted within its ranks. F ormer Kanakuk director Pete Newman has been in prison since 2010 for abusing boys from the popular Christian summer camp, but a recent report and petition Four witnesses who say they were abused at Kanakuk Kamps, a popular evangelical camp outside Branson, Mo., testified before Missouris House Judiciary Committee Feb. 13 in support of House Bill 367. Who wants that? Joe White is a decent human being whose naivete must be gargantuan. He is prominently featured on the Kanakuk Kamps website and in camp videos and written materials. Kanakuk did not know what Newman was doing on his off-hours. http://crimesceneinvestigations.blogspot.com/2011/03/federal-lawsuit-filed-in-texas-against.html. Such surveillance and check-ins deter anyone who has ulterior motives who slipped through screening. I bring this bill forward because these horrors have even perpetrated my district, Seitz said. The other pending lawsuit, filed in August by John Doe III in U.S. District Court in Dallas, names Kanakuk and Newman as defendants. We try to watch our staff, and campers, and each other, like hawks. 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Survivors and family members of victims of sexual abuse at Kanakuk camps testified at a hearing before the Missouri House Judiciary Committee regarding a bill proposed by local state Rep. Brian Seitz to change laws to help survivors of childhood sexual assault. According to NCOSE, Kanakuk was put on the 2022 Dirty Dozen list due to multiple reports of child abuse at its camps, including one written by David and Nancy French for The Dispatch in March 2021. Joe White testifies that he had thought Newmans nudity with children, such as naked basketball, was improper, immature and inappropriate. He states that he never considered that Pete may be dangerous around kids.. Seven states open the window for two or more years, as this law proposes Missouri do, and two states currently open the window permanently for adult survivors of child sex abuse, according to Child USA. Former Kanakuk Kamps counselor Lee Bradberry pleads guilty to two Class B felonies of first-degree child molestation, a Class D felony of sexual misconduct involving a child under 15, and an unclassified felony of first-degree attempted statutory sodomy with a person under 14 years old. A Bolivar law firm was honored last month for obtaining a $20 million judgment in a child sex abuse case involving Branson's Kanakuk Ministries. Messages sent to those addresses came back undeliverable, and the phone numbers appeared to be disconnected. so you have to wonder how many more girls this creep assaulted over the years. His profile is eerily similar to Pete Newman, charismatic and very popular. Newman reportedly hadnaked conversations with underage "kampers" and engaged in mutual masturbation and "hot tub Bible studies" with minors in his care. And not all even survive.. Phillips pointed out research into neurotrauma and said it shows the current age limitation under Missouri law of 31-years-old for the victim of the abuse is arbitrary and without scientific support. Man first of all, we all need Jesus, that is a fact and a very big big fact! Ive just received this press release initiated by the Turley Law Firm. Suite 2100 The acts perpetrated upon these people are wrong. Although the charges involved the abuse of six youths, the prosecutor told reporters after Newmans sentencing that Newman had admitted involvement with 13 others as well. I didnt have the words or the support. Trey Carlock Obituary (1990 - 2019) - Dallas, TX - Dallas In 1990, Jones told a fellow camper about the abuse after once more facing her perpetrator at Kanakuk, she said, noting she was required to tell her story in a room full of camp directors, none of whom advised her to seek legal counsel. For decades, Joe White and other camp leaders knew about and facilitated sexual abuse against scores of children.. sent an open letter to camp leadership Thursday, theletter outlines three demands from the survivor community, "hot tub Bible studies" with minors in his care, Former Kanakuk counselor Peter Newman named in new sex-abuse lawsuit, Lawyers honored for $20 million lawsuit against former Kanakuk camp director, begun coming forward to share their grievances with Kanakuk, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges that Kanakuk and White knew as early as 1999 that Newman had been disrobing and involving children attending Kanakuk camps in nude activities and had only placed him on probation. Newman also sexually abused the boy multiple times at Newmans home and in other locations, the lawsuit says. Others in support of the bill included a survivor of sexual abuse from a Boy Scouts leader in Missouri, a family member of a Boy Scouts sexual abuse victim who died by suicide, several advocates, and an attorney for victims of sexual abuse in Kansas City, who said he has to turn away "hundreds" of victims who are past the statute of limitations. Read our republishing, terms of use and privacy policies here. Newman, now 38, received two life sentences plus 30 years. When a statute of limitations is extended prospectively, organizations can make rational and appropriate decisions to reduce their liability exposure. You cannot ignore it.. Through no fault of their own, children and/or the medically disabled who may have been abused in the past are being victimized again by not being able to hold the perpetrators to account in civil actions, he said. The bill also would allow civil actions that were barred or dismissed due to the civil statute of limitations to be revived within the confines of legislation. It is time for Joe White and the Kanakuk network to practice what it preaches. Kanakuk counselor who abused boy in Texas reported to police At least one Kanakuk counselor Paul Green was investigated by police years before Newman Man charged in killing at Kansas City homeless encampment where body was found in shack, Kansas City police locate 6-year-old missing from Broadway Gillham on Wednesday, $25,000 reward offered for location of missing Johnson County mother, believed dead, Suspected high-level drug trafficker arrested at KC house where 1 died, 3 cops shot, So talented: Kansas City jazz singer, dancer, legend Ronald McFadden dies at 66, A Kansas City musical force and light, jazz and R&B singer Ida McBeth dies at 70, Man found dead inside house where Kansas City police officers were shot late Tuesday. Introducing HB 367, Seitz emphasized the long-term importance of the bill for child sexual abuse victims and survivors. NCOSE leads the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation with over 300 member organizations. Numerous former staff members are convicted child sex abusers, with many others suspected. This is not the first cover-up accusation Kanakuk has faced. In July of last year, roughly eight people identifying as victims or their family members went on air with a Texas TVnews broadcast to share their comments, their faces hidden from viewers. Joe White receives The Missourian Award, a prestigious award acknowledging the most accomplished citizens of Missouri.. On Thursday, Hastingssaid Kanakuk had filed no lawsuit against No More Victims since last year. Sources tell the Branson Tri-Lakes News committee members are split on whether to pass the bill. These offenses include sexual assault of a child, aggravated assault of a child, continuous sexual abuse of a young child or disabled individual, sex trafficking of a child, compelling a child into prostitution and indecency with a child. Signed statements by three Kanakuk leaders involved make no mention of promptly contacting law enforcement or legal authorities. Praise God. It is 52. Even defendants in this particular case, no matter how abhorrent, have a right to due process in the state of Missouri, and our job is to preserve the right to due process.. We have never had, nor will we ever have, any tolerance for anyone who seeks to harm a child in any physical, sexual or emotional way. And anything that wouldn't be an extension of that would be something very difficult for us to understand," AuBuchon said. And the Bible tells us that the Lord allows these things to happen for a reason. Newman continues grooming and abusing campers. On May 27, 2022, two days before the Kanakuk summer season started,USA Todaypublished a detailed report Survivors ,ex-employees say Kanakuk Christian camp ministered to its sexual predators. This national story drew from a collaboration withUSA TodaysMissouri affiliate which had released a three-piece investigative series earlier that week. A $20 million judgment is awarded In the Doe IX case, making it the top plaintiffs judgment in Missouri for that year. For those who call themselves sex-abuse survivors, it's a matter of bringing the facts to light. By prioritizing their own reputations and the camps reputation by covering up wrong-doing and by protecting predators (under the guide of ministering to them) instead of protecting children and supporting survivors, Kanakuk has and continues to cause untold harm. The average age of disclosure is 52, Phillips said. 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