Former Lighthouse Christian Academy principal charged with forcible sodomy and attempted forcible rape involving a former student. Ex director de la Academia Cristiana Lighthouse acusado de sodomía forzada e intento de violación forzada de un ex estudiante.

Craig Wesley Smith Jr., former principal of Missouri's Lighthouse Christian Academy, faces charges of forcible sodomy and attempted forcible rape involving a former student from the late 2000s. Craig Wesley Smith Jr., ex director de la Academia Cristiana Lighthouse de Missouri, se enfrenta a cargos de sodomía forzada e intento de violación forzada involucrando a un ex estudiante de finales de la década de 2000. The school closed in March amid abuse allegations against its owners, Larry and Carmen Musgrave, whose charges were dismissed, and teacher Caleb Sandoval, who pleaded guilty to child abuse. La escuela cerró en marzo en medio de acusaciones de abuso contra sus propietarios, Larry y Carmen Musgrave, cuyos cargos fueron desestimados, y el maestro Caleb Sandoval, quien se declaró culpable de abuso infantil. The state enacted stricter regulations for Christian boarding schools in 2021 following multiple abuse allegations. El Estado promulgó normas más estrictas para los internados cristianos en 2021 a raíz de múltiples denuncias de abusos.