For a second time this year, a small community near Springfield, MO, was shocked to learn the details surrounding a case of abuse and sexual misconduct, this time at the hands of a high school teacher.
Sexual Abuse Allegations in Christian CountyIn late January...
In September 2022, a federal judge in Missouri sentenced 38-year-old former youth pastor Jesse E. Vargas to 13 years and 4 months in prison for sexually abusing an underage St. Louis girl in 2013.
According to court records, the defendant, originally from New York state, met the girl when...
In August 2022, a federal lawsuit was filed against one of two Christian boarding schools in Cedar County, Missouri. The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiff sustained abuse in the now-closed education center.
This lawsuit is not the only one of its kind. Since 2020, at least thirty independent lawsuits...
