Julio Sandoval is the former dean of Agape Boarding School, a place that claimed to provide guidance and education to unruly boys by providing structure and discipline. Agape closed down in January, long after it should have been closed. Sandoval has been charged with transporting a child against his will from California to Missouri. While he was dean, children were abused and psychologically tortured according to former students. Even predators who sexually abused children were kept on staff.
- Springfield News-Leader: ‘A huge slap in the face’: Former Agape Boarding School students worry about prosecution of abuse allegations
- Springfield News-Leader: Sandoval was accused of transporting a teen against his will
- AP News: Indictment: Boy forcibly taken to Missouri boarding school
- CBS: Missouri boarding school under investigation for abuse allegations will shut down.
- The Daily Beast: Ex-students reveal abuse at “Christian Torture Compound”
Springfield, Missouri · Thursday, March 09, 2023