Facility profile Mississippi
Bethel Boys' Academy
Formerly Eagle Point Christian Academy, Gulf Coast Academy, Bethel Baptist Children’s Home, Bethel Academy
Closed
Lucedale, Mississippi
Bethel Boys' Academy was a christian specialty boarding school in Lucedale, Mississippi, operated by World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS). It operated from 1978 to 2008.
About Bethel Boys' Academy
It closed (2008) per news report: The US Sun, "I was abandoned 2.5k miles from home at ‘Lord of the Flies’ troubled teen school – I thought I’d die any day from abuse", 2024-07-27.source Property sold by Fountain family to Narvin Lichfield of WWASP.source WWASPS is the new parent company of Eagle Point Christian Academy.source It was founded as Bethel Children's Home (1988); reopened as Bethel Boys Home after a 1990 closure; later renamed Eagle Point Christian Academy; most recent name Gulf Coast Academy.source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4
It was located in Gulf Coast Academy, 2147 Mill Street Ext, Lucedale, MS 39452.source 1, source 2 It also reportedly operated as Respect Camp, Cambridge Academy and Pine View Academy.source
It was accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS).source It was a member of WWASPS (World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools).source
Timeline
From the records: who ran it and the deals that moved it, its names, and the deaths, incidents, inspection findings, lawsuits and news stories on file. Point at an event, or tap "More about this", for the details.
1978
Opened in Lucedale, Mississippi
2003
Criminal case record - Eagle Point Christian Academy
Criminal case record - Eagle Point Christian Academy
The State of Mississippi sued Bethel Boys Academy and related parties for alleged abuse and neglect of children at the facility. The parties entered into a consent decree that requires the defendants to implement comprehensive safety, monitoring, and staff screening measures. The decree also mandates the removal of electric fences and the establishment of a community advisory board.
Outcome: Consent decree entered; case settled; all claims dismissed.
- Court
- Chancery Court of George County, Mississippi
- Case number
- 2003-326
- Status
- Unknown
2004
Cheryl Struble, et al. v. Herman Fountain, et al.
Cheryl Struble, et al. v. Herman Fountain, et al.
Eight families of former students (called cadets) sued Herman Fountain, John Fountain Jr., Josh Fountain, Susan Churchwell and others who ran Bethel Boys Academy near Lucedale, Mississippi, in federal court, claiming federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state-law claims.
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division
- Status
- Filed
2005
Renamed Gulf Coast Academy
It had been Eagle Point Christian Academy.
2007
Runaway
Four children (two boys, two girls) went missing from Gulf Coast Academy in Lucedale; school administrator Harold Dabel said the escape was planned, though the...
Runaway September 20, 2007
Four children (two boys, two girls) went missing from Gulf Coast Academy in Lucedale; school administrator Harold Dabel said the escape was planned, though the school keeps boys and girls segregated.
Investigation
In October 2007 a parent campaigned to shut down Gulf Coast Academy in Lucedale over poor living conditions, alleged student abuse and escapes; she could not...
Investigation October 2007
In October 2007 a parent campaigned to shut down Gulf Coast Academy in Lucedale over poor living conditions, alleged student abuse and escapes; she could not confirm the stories but saw broken glass and broken windows.
source
Incident
A November 9, 2007 CAFETY article reported parents wanted the academy closed; a November 22, 2007 Hattiesburg American article said the state should review allegations.
Incident November 9, 2007
2008
Closed
As Eagle Point Christian Academy
Lawsuits
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Cheryl Struble, et al. v. Herman Fountain, et al.
Eight families of former students (called cadets) sued Herman Fountain, John Fountain Jr., Josh Fountain, Susan Churchwell and others who ran Bethel Boys Academy near Lucedale, Mississippi, in federal court, claiming federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state-law claims. The complaint alleges that staff and cadets forced by staff beat new arrivals, that boys were locked in footlockers, made to hold electric fences, held underwater at a swamp, denied bathroom breaks, sleep, food and medical care, and made to work up to 18 hours a day without pay. It alleges the academy misled parents about care, education and a staff nurse, and kept tuition and other payments. The enrollments described run from 2002 to 2003. The extracted text is missing the caption page, so the docket number, district and filing date are not shown, and the document shows nothing beyond the complaint.
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Criminal case record - Eagle Point Christian Academy
Outcome: Consent decree entered; case settled; all claims dismissed.
The State of Mississippi sued Bethel Boys Academy and related parties for alleged abuse and neglect of children at the facility. The parties entered into a consent decree that requires the defendants to implement comprehensive safety, monitoring, and staff screening measures. The decree also mandates the removal of electric fences and the establishment of a community advisory board. The agreement resolves all claims against the defendants in the Chancery Court of George County.
As Gulf Coast Academy
Incidents on record
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September 20, 2007 Runaway
Four children (two boys, two girls) went missing from Gulf Coast Academy in Lucedale; school administrator Harold Dabel said the escape was planned, though the school keeps boys and girls segregated.source
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October 2007 Investigation
In October 2007 a parent campaigned to shut down Gulf Coast Academy in Lucedale over poor living conditions, alleged student abuse and escapes; she could not confirm the stories but saw broken glass and broken windows.source
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November 9, 2007 Incident
A November 9, 2007 CAFETY article reported parents wanted the academy closed; a November 22, 2007 Hattiesburg American article said the state should review allegations.source
News coverage
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TEEN TORTURE: Sapulpa native advocates for boarding school regulation
A Sapulpa native, John Moody, shares his story of experiencing physical abuse and trauma at Bethel Boys Academy in Mississippi. Moody is now advocating for increased regulation of behavioral boarding schools. The academy has since shut down, but many states still lack oversight of these types of facilities.
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I was abandoned 2.5k miles from home at ‘Lord of the Flies’ troubled teen school – I thought I’d die any day from abuse
Survivors Allen Knoll and Dave Bowsher made a documentary together called Teen Torture Inc., which is streaming now on HBO Max. Bethel Boys Academy in Lucedale, Mississippi was closed in 2008 Many pictures of students and campus life Founded in 1978 by Reverend Herman Fountain Students were repeatedly removed from campus in connection with credible allegations of child abuse beginning in 1980 yet the school was allowed to remain open for 10 more years When the state finally intervened, Herman Fountain assaulted a police officer and consequently served 9 months in prison After prison, Fountain reopened the facility under a modified name in 1994 A staff member who was known to be particularly abusive, William Knott, was never held accountable for his crimes at Bethel. However, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for child abuse at his next workplace, Restoration Youth Academy, in 2017 Includes stories from Bethel survivors Allen Knoll, Daniel Edwards, Dave Bowsher, Ralph Nock, Steven Caccamo, Colin Buckley Buckley and Caccamo are also survivors of Academy at Ivy Ridge Buckley and Caccamo founded a non-profit called the Troubled Teen Advocate Group to help other survivors Bethel survivors filed a class action lawsuit that failed Herman Fountain’s son, John, took over as director in the final years of the academy Parents filed a lawsuit against Bethel that was settled out of court A lawsuit filed by a survivor’s father resulted in Bethel and Knott being ordered to pay out nearly $1m Bethel rebranded as Eagle Point Christian Academy in 2005
1 article about celebrities and viral stories
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The Multi-Billion Dollar ‘Troubled Teen’ Industry Is Getting a True-Crime Reckoning
Recent media projects, including podcasts and documentaries, are examining institutional practices within the residential youth program industry. Survivors and public figures are sharing accounts of restrictive practices and psychological methods originating from Synanon-affiliated programs, bringing increased public attention to long-standing allegations of mistreatment.
Videos
1 of 7
Staff
Administration
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Harold Dabel
Former School Administrator (2007)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Academy at Dundee Ranch Director, 2003
- Pillars of Hope Owner, Co-Owner, 2004-2025
- Eagle Point Christian Academy School Administrator, 2007
- Seneca Ranch Staff, 2011-2019
Notable staff
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Narvin Lichfield
Elsewhere in the industry
- Teen Help Managing Director, 1997
- Adolescent Services International CEO, Registered agent, 1997-2025
- Carolina Springs Academy Owner and Administrator, Director, Founder, Owner, Admissions Director, 1998-2026
- Academy at Dundee Ranch Owner, 2001-2026
- Pillars of Hope Supervisor and campus lessor, Owner, 2004-2026
- Wake Up Call for Teens Operator, 2025-2026
- Southern Oaks Center Staff, 2025
- Palmetto Therapeutic Boarding School Admissions Director, 2025
- Eagle Point Christian Academy Founder, Operator, Owner(?) WWASPS, 2007-2019
- Red Rock Canyon School Former Owner
- Brightway Adolescent Hospital enrollment director
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Reverend Herman Fountain Sr.
Former Founder and co-ownersource
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John Fountain
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Josh Fountain
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Herman Fountain Jr.
Elsewhere in the industry
- Eagle Point Christian Academy Founder and co-owner, Founder, 1978-2025
- Bethel Girls Academy Former Founder and co-owner (1997)
- New Beginnings Girls' Academy founder, director
- Rebekah Home for Girls
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William Knott
Former Drill sergeant, Drill Instructor (2019)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Eagle Point Christian Academy Head Drill Instructor, Chief drill instructor, Staff, Drill sergeant, 2003-2025
- Restoration Youth Academy Co-founder, Co-Owner/Founder, Head drill instructor, 2017-2020
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David C. Owens
Connections on the network map
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Ownership
- Bethel Academy for Girls
- WWASPS
Acquisitions
- Narvin Lichfield
Documents
Documents on file (3)
Woodbury Reports Mentions (1)
Merged from: Bethel Academy (2)
Research that mentions this program
From the Unsilenced archive
761 documents about Bethel Boys' Academy that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their folders: Bethel Academy, Eagle Point Christian Academy.
Documents
- 11_children_in_custody_following_raid_at_home___1988_06_14.pdf
- 11_girls_flee_Bethel_Academy_Part_1.pdf
- 11_girls_flee_Bethel_Academy_Part_2.pdf
- 15_from_children_s_home_returned_to_their_parents___Part_1___1980_03_26 (1).pdf
- 15_from_children_s_home_returned_to_their_parents___Part_1___1980_03_26 (2).pdf
- 15_from_children_s_home_returned_to_their_parents___Part_1___1980_03_26.pdf
- 15_from_children_s_home_returned_to_their_parents___Part_2___1980_03_26 (1).pdf
- 15_from_children_s_home_returned_to_their_parents___Part_2___1980_03_26.pdf
- 15_year_old_recalls_Bethel_as_pits_of_hell___1988_10_26.pdf
- 16_Bethel_kids_declared_abused___Part_1___1988_07_15.pdf
- 16_Bethel_kids_declared_abused___Part_2___1988_07_15.pdf
- 20_20_will_air_Bethel_Home_segment___1988_10_21.pdf
- 2_children_s_homes_under_investigation.pdf
- 2_children_s_homes_under_investigation___2002_11_07 (1).pdf
- 2_children_s_homes_under_investigation___2002_11_07.pdf
- 38_removed_from_Lucedale_youth_home___Part_1___1980_03_18.pdf
- 38_removed_from_Lucedale_youth_home___Part_2___1980_03_18.pdf
- 3_home_officials_may_face_jail_on_contempt_charges___1988_06_22.pdf
- 3_months_after_turmoil__Bethel__is_back_to_normal___Part_1___1988_09_18.pdf
- 3_months_after_turmoil__Bethel__is_back_to_normal___Part_2___1988_09_18.pdf
- 50_Bethel_kids_remain_missing_after_raid___Part_1___1988_06_19.pdf
- 50_Bethel_kids_remain_missing_after_raid___Part_2___1988_06_19.pdf
- 6_in_custody_after_academy_riot___page_1.pdf
- 6_in_custody_after_academy_riot___page_2.pdf
- 6_in_custody_after_academy_riot___Part_1___2005_04_11.pdf
- 6_in_custody_after_academy_riot___Part_2___2005_04_11.pdf
- 6_in_custody_after_academy_riot_Part_1.pdf
- 6_in_custody_after_academy_riot_Part_2.pdf
- 7_arrested_in_Bethel_raid_get__200_fines___Part_1___1988_07_01.pdf
- 7_arrested_in_Bethel_raid_get__200_fines___Part_2___1988_07_01.pdf
- 80_may_still_be_missing_from_Bethel___Part_1___1988_06_13.pdf
- 80_may_still_be_missing_from_Bethel___Part_2___1988_06_13.pdf
- 8_boys_have_run_away_from_Bethel.pdf
- Abuse_allegations_under_wraps__despite_ruling___2004_05_26.pdf
- Abuse_alleged_at_Lucedale_boys_home.pdf
- Abuse_charges_leveled_against_2nd_youth_home___Part_1___1980_03_20.pdf
- Abuse_charges_leveled_against_2nd_youth_home___Part_2___1980_03_20.pdf
- Abuse_investigated_in_second_youth_home___1980_03_20.pdf
- Abuses_at_Bethel_revealed___Part_1___1988_06_17.pdf
- Abuses_at_Bethel_revealed___Part_2___1988_06_17.pdf
- Academy_abuse_charges_probed___Part_1.pdf
- Academy_abuse_charges_probed___Part_1___2003_05_28.pdf
- Academy_abuse_charges_probed___Part_2.pdf
- Academy_abuse_charges_probed___Part_2___2003_05_28.pdf
- Academy_cleared_of_abuse_allegations.pdf
- Academy_complaint_probed (1).pdf
- Academy_complaint_probed.pdf
- Academy_director_says_there_was_no_abuse_at_school.pdf
- Academy_faces_uncertain_future (1).pdf
- Academy_faces_uncertain_future (2).pdf
- Academy_faces_uncertain_future (3).pdf
- Academy_faces_uncertain_future.pdf
- Academy_leader_leaves_past_behind_with_clean_record_for_boys_school___1998_08_11.pdf
- Academy_parents_want_answers___Part_1.pdf
- Academy_riot_causes__12_000_in_damage_Part_1.pdf
- Academy_riot_causes__12_000_in_damage_Part_2.pdf
- Additional Links for Bethel Academy.xlsx
- Additional Links for Eagle Point Christian Academy.xlsx
- AG_Moore_addresses_local_club___Part_1___1988_07_01.pdf
- AG_Moore_addresses_local_club___Part_2___1988_07_01.pdf
- AG_wants_boys_home_closed___Part_1___2003_07_03.pdf
- AG_wants_boys_home_closed___Part_2___2003_07_03.pdf
- AG_wants_boys_home_closed_Part_1.pdf
- AG_wants_boys_home_closed_Part_2.pdf
- Agency_still_hasn_t_released_information_on_girls_school___2004_05_30.pdf
- Agents_raid_Bethel_Home_come_up_empty_handed___Part_1___1990_05_05.pdf
- Agents_raid_Bethel_Home_come_up_empty_handed___Part_2___1990_05_05.pdf
- Allegation_of_abuse_probed (1).pdf
- Allegation_of_abuse_probed.pdf
- Allegation_of_abuse_probed___2002_10_27.pdf
- American_editorial_unfair_to_Fountain___1990_02_03.pdf
- American_seeks_access_to_ranch_case_records___Part_1___1989_03_02.pdf
- American_seeks_access_to_ranch_case_records___Part_2___1989_03_02.pdf
- Asks_court_to_close_Bethel___1980_06_30.pdf
- Assault_charges_filed_over_home_discipline___1980_03_20.pdf
- At_Lucedale__Settlement_reached_in_children_s_home_dispute___Pt_1___1980_03_27.pdf
- At_Lucedale__Settlement_reached_in_children_s_home_dispute___Pt_2___1980_03_27.pdf
- Attorney_ill_spoken_on_fundamentalists___1988_06_23.pdf
- Auction.pdf
- Authorities_probe_boys_home_Part_1.pdf
- Authorities_probe_boys_home_Part_2.pdf
- Backers_of_Bethel_home_refute_any_wrongdoing___Part_1___1980_03_20.pdf
- Backers_of_Bethel_home_refute_any_wrongdoing___Part_2____1980_03_20.pdf
- Bean_backs_child_care_controls___Part_1___1989_01_08.pdf
- Bean_backs_child_care_controls___Part_2___1989_01_08.pdf
- Bean_bill_sets_children_s_homes_standards___Part_1___1988_10_11.pdf
- Bean_bill_sets_children_s_homes_standards___Part_2___1988_10_11.pdf
- Bethel Academy info from WWASP Info.pdf
- Bethel Academy-02-10-2005--Bethel Boys Academy changes name to improve image.pdf
- Bethel Academy-02-15-2005--New abuse claim against Bethel.pdf
- Bethel Academy-02-16-2005--Students flee Bethel School - Allege abuse.pdf
- Bethel Academy-02-17-2005--Bethel shuts down after girls flee.pdf
- Bethel Academy-02-18-2005--South Mississippi Home for girls is closed.pdf
- Bethel Academy-03-08-2005--Academy has no mental health care professional.pdf
- Bethel Academy-03-08-2005--Reforms don't stem allegations.pdf
- Bethel Academy-03-08-2005--Reforms don_t stem allegations.pdf
- Bethel Academy-04-10-2005--Seven students injured in Bethel home riot.pdf
- Bethel Academy-04-11-2005--Boys' home seeks normalcy after riot.pdf
- Bethel Academy-04-11-2005--Boys_ home seeks normalcy after riot.pdf
- Bethel Academy-04-11-2005--Riot rocks Lucedale academy.pdf
- Bethel Academy-04-13-2005--Security to tighten at private boys' school.pdf
- Bethel Academy-04-13-2005--Security to tighten at private boys_ school.pdf
- Bethel Academy-04-16-2005--Mom pulls twins from Eagle Point after riot.pdf
- Bethel Academy-05-20-2004--Parents upset that daughters removed from home.pdf
- Bethel Academy-06-11-2004--DHS releases information involving claims of abuse at girls home.pdf
- Bethel Academy-06-17-2004--Bethel accepts teenagers.pdf
- Bethel Academy-06-20-2004--Foundation family has stake in both Bethel operations.pdf
- Bethel Academy-06-21-2004--More Scrutiny needed for group homes.pdf
- Bethel Academy-07-03-2003--Attorney General seeks to close Bethel Academy.pdf
- Bethel Academy-10-29-2004--Authorities probe boys home.pdf
- Bethel Academy-11-03-2004--Parents sue Bethel Boys Academy.pdf
- Bethel Academy-11-04-2004--Federal suit names Bethel.pdf
- Bethel Boys Academy Wiki from Fornits.pdf
- Bethel Girls Academy Wiki from Fornits.pdf
- Bethel.pdf
- Bethel_7_to_appeal_convictions___1988_07_01.pdf
- Bethel__Academy_s_70_boys_from_as_far_away_as_FL_and_NY___2003_07_03.pdf
- Bethel__Administrator_says_allegations_bump_in_the_road___2003_06_12.pdf
- Bethel__Bootcamp_for_wayward_children____Part_1___1988_10_02.pdf
- Bethel__Bootcamp_for_wayward_children____Part_2___1988_10_02.pdf
- Bethel_Academy_offers_Tough_Love.pdf
- Bethel_accepts_more_girls___Part_1.pdf
- Bethel_accepts_more_girls___Part_1___2004_06_18.pdf
- Bethel_accepts_more_girls___Part_2.pdf
- Bethel_accepts_more_girls___Part_2___2004_06_18.pdf
- Bethel_access_more_girls___Part_1___2004_06_18.pdf
- Bethel_access_more_girls___Part_2___2004_06_18.pdf
- Bethel_aide_sentenced_to_a_year___1989_07_25.pdf
- Bethel_backers__Drought_a_curse_for_Sillers_cross___Part_1___1988_06_24.pdf
- Bethel_backers__Drought_a_curse_for_Sillers_cross___Part_2___1988_06_24.pdf
- Bethel_Boys_Academy__Tough_or_Abusive_Part_1.pdf
- Bethel_Boys_Academy__Tough_or_Abusive_Part_2.pdf
- Bethel_Boys_Academy__Tough_or_Abusive_Part_3.pdf
- Bethel_Boys_Academy_runaways_in_state_custody.pdf
- Bethel_boys_school_gets_a_new_name.pdf
- Bethel_boys_school_gets_new_name.pdf
- Bethel_case_referred_to_feds___1989_01_11.pdf
- Bethel_charges_sound_like_same_song__2nd_verse___1989_12_12.pdf
- Bethel_children_removed___1990_01_13.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_allowed_to_reopen___Part_1___1980_03_28.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_allowed_to_reopen___Part_2___1980_03_28.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_director_fined__500_and_gets_6_months_for_assault___1989_07_28.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_home_director_jailed_again___Part_1___1989_07_23.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_home_director_jailed_again___Part_2___1989_07_23.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_hearing_postponed_to_April_8___1980_03_22.pdf
- Bethel_children_s_home_leader_convicted_in_assault_of_officer___1989_05_17.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_operator_defends_actions___Part_1___1980_03_20.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_operator_defends_actions___Part_2___1980_03_20.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_operator_jailed_in_assault___Part_1___1989_07_23.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_operator_jailed_in_assault___Part_2___1989_07_23.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_operator_released_from_jail___1989_07_27.pdf
- Bethel_children_s_home_operator_vows_not_to_obey_law___1989_08_02.pdf
- Bethel_Children_s_Home_reviews_are_mixed___1980_03_20.pdf
- Bethel_Church_pastor_put_in_jail_after_scuffle___Part_2___1988_06_14.pdf
- Bethel_Church_pastor_put_in_jail_after_scuffle___Part_2____1988_06_14.pdf
- Bethel_cleared_of_abuse_charges (1).pdf
- Bethel_cleared_of_abuse_charges.pdf
- Bethel_Complaint.pdf
- Bethel_crew_demolishes_Mobile_warehouse___Part_1___1989_01_10.pdf
- Bethel_crew_demolishes_Mobile_warehouse___Part_2___1989_01_10.pdf
- Bethel_debacle_another_example___1988_06_13.pdf
- Bethel_director__Facility_had_state_license___Part_1.pdf
- Bethel_director__Facility_had_state_license___Part_1___2004_05_22.pdf
- Bethel_director__Facility_had_state_license___Part_2.pdf
- Bethel_director__Facility_had_state_license___Part_2___2004_05_22.pdf
- Bethel_director_says_lawsuit_is_kind_of_trouble_he_s_now_used_to___Part_1___1989_05_22.pdf
- Bethel_director_says_lawsuit_is_kind_of_trouble_he_s_now_used_to___Part_2___1989_05_22.pdf
- Bethel_director_says_lawsuit_planned.pdf
- Bethel_director_wants_to_meet_with_DHS_staff_Part_1.pdf
- Bethel_director_wants_to_meet_with_DHS_staff_Part_2.pdf
- Bethel_doctor_defends_children_s_home_tactics___1988_07_18.pdf
- Bethel_does_rehabilitate_some_kids___1988_08_02.pdf
- Bethel_employee_begins_prison_term___1992_08_21.pdf
- Bethel_employee_faces_sentencing_Monday___1989_07_25.pdf
- Bethel_failed_2_portions_of_inspection.pdf
- Bethel_failed_two_portions_of_inspection___Part_1.pdf
- Bethel_failed_two_portions_of_inspection___Part_1___2004_07_16.pdf
- Bethel_failed_two_portions_of_inspection___Part_2.pdf
- Bethel_failed_two_portions_of_inspection___Part_2___2004_07_16.pdf
- Bethel_faithful_seek_blessings_for_Fountain_s_work_to_continue___Part_1___1988_07_17.pdf
- Bethel_faithful_seek_blessings_for_Fountain_s_work_to_continue___Part_2___1988_07_17.pdf
- Bethel_found_released_from_jail___Part_1___1988_06_16 (1).pdf
- Bethel_found_released_from_jail___Part_1___1988_06_16.pdf
- Bethel_found_released_from_jail___Part_2___1988_06_16.pdf
- Bethel_founder_still_jailed_on__40_000_bond___Part_1___1988_06_15.pdf
- Bethel_founder_still_jailed_on__40_000_bond___Part_2___1988_06_15.pdf
- Bethel_Girls_Academy_problems_detailed.pdf
- Bethel_girls_tell_of_abusive_treatment___Part_1.pdf
- Bethel_girls_tell_of_abusive_treatment___Part_2.pdf
- Bethel_head_hoping_for_a_second_change___1994_06_11.pdf
- Bethel_head_jailed_then_freed___Part_1___1988_06_14.pdf
- Bethel_head_jailed_then_freed___Part_2___1988_06_14.pdf
- Bethel_hearing_delayed___Part_1___2004_06_03.pdf
- Bethel_hearing_delayed___Part_2___2004_06_03.pdf
- Bethel_HM_club_meets_in_Will_Foley_home___1972_05_24.pdf
- Bethel_Home___1989_01_01.pdf
- Bethel_Home_case_conveys_warning___1988_06_22.pdf
- Bethel_Home_children_transferred_here_until_court_determines_action___Part_1___1980_03_18.pdf
- Bethel_Home_children_transferred_here_until_court_determines_action___Part_2___1980_03_18.pdf
- Bethel_Home_children_turned_over_to_state___1988_06_12.pdf
- Bethel_home_director_denies_sex_charge___Part_1___1988_06_14.pdf
- Bethel_home_director_denies_sex_charge___Part_2___1988_06_14.pdf
- Bethel_Home_director_says_he_won_t_change_discipline___1989_07_29.pdf
- Bethel_home_director_sentenced___1989_07_28.pdf
- Bethel_Home_director_still_in_defiance___Part_1___1990_11_05.pdf
- Bethel_Home_director_still_in_defiance___Part_2___1990_11_05.pdf
- Bethel_home_employee_convicted__sentenced___1989_07_26.pdf
- Bethel_Home_head_faces_accusations___1989_01_10.pdf
- Bethel_Home_hearing_postponed___1980_03_22.pdf
- Bethel_Home_inspection_authorized___1980_03_30.pdf
- Bethel_home_kids_in_limbo___Part_1___1988_06_13.pdf
- Bethel_home_kids_in_limbo___Part_2___1988_06_13.pdf
- Bethel_Home_lawsuit_filed___1989_05_18.pdf
- Bethel_Home_Leader_accused_of_Violating_Child_Labor_Laws (1).pdf
- Bethel_Home_Leader_accused_of_Violating_Child_Labor_Laws.pdf
- Bethel_Home_leader_Fountain_found_guilty_of_simple_assault___Part_1___1989_05_17.pdf
- Bethel_Home_leader_Fountain_found_guilty_of_simple_assault___Part_2___1989_05_17.pdf
- Bethel_Home_minister_released_from_jail___1988_06_16.pdf
- Bethel_home_operator_gets_prison_term___1989_05_17.pdf
- Bethel_Home_operator_said_using_slave_labor___1989_01_10.pdf
- Bethel_Home_operator_sentenced_to_5_years___1989_05_17.pdf
- Bethel_Home_operator_to_be_sentenced_today___1989_05_17.pdf
- Bethel_home_owner_must_open_records__court_rules___1990_08_19.pdf
- Bethel_Home_search_yields_no_children___Part_1___1990_05_05.pdf
- Bethel_Home_search_yields_no_children___Part_2___1990_05_05.pdf
- Bethel_Home_still_keeping_4_or_5_kids___Part_1___1988_06_12.pdf
- Bethel_Home_still_keeping_4_or_5_kids___Part_2___1988_06_12.pdf
- Bethel_Home_still_takes_in_children___Part_1___1989_05_20.pdf
- Bethel_Home_still_takes_in_children___Part_2___1989_05_20.pdf
- Bethel_Home_talk_of_town_in_Lucedale___Part_1___1980_03_19.pdf
- Bethel_Home_talk_of_town_in_Lucedale___Part_2___1980_03_19.pdf
- Bethel_Home_worker_convicted_of_assaulting_police_officer___1989_07_26.pdf
- Bethel_Home_worker_s_hearing_delayed_until_fall___1989_08_04.pdf
- Bethel_kids_will_go_home___1990_01_14.pdf
- Bethel_leader__Kids_returning_to_home_care___Part_1___1988_06_16.pdf
- Bethel_leader__Kids_returning_to_home_care___Part_2___1988_06_16.pdf
- Bethel_leader__two_assistants_fined__500_a_day_for_keeping_mum_in_court___Part_1___1988_06_22.pdf
- Bethel_leader__two_assistants_fined__500_a_day_for_keeping_mum_in_court___Part_2___1988_06_22.pdf
- Bethel_leader_accused_of_sexual_molestation___Part_1___1988_07_14.pdf
- Bethel_leader_accused_of_sexual_molestation___Part_2___1988_07_14.pdf
- Bethel_leader_indicted_on_three_assault_counts___Part_1___1988_10_26.pdf
- Bethel_leader_indicted_on_three_assault_counts___Part_2____1988_10_26.pdf
- Bethel_leader_s_hearing_stalls___1990_05_04.pdf
- Bethel_loses__900_000_suit.pdf
- Bethel_neighbors_surprised_by_abuse_allegations.pdf
- Bethel_neighbors_surprised_by_abuse_allegations___2004_05_23.pdf
- Bethel_officials_face_contempt___1988_06_21.pdf
- Bethel_officials_face_contempt_charges___1988_06_21.pdf
- Bethel_operator__Fountain__jailed_in_child_assault_case___Part_1___1989_07_23.pdf
- Bethel_operator__Fountain__jailed_in_child_assault_case___Part_2___1989_07_23.pdf
- Bethel_operator_freed_following_latest_jailing___1989_07_27.pdf
- Bethel_operator_freed_from_jail___1989_07_27 (1).pdf
- Bethel_operator_freed_from_jail___1989_07_27.pdf
- Bethel_operator_in_contempt__aides_accused_of_abuse___Part_1___1988_06_23.pdf
- Bethel_operator_in_contempt__aides_accused_of_abuse___Part_2___1988_06_23.pdf
- Bethel_operator_refuses_to_leave_jail___1989_07_24.pdf
- Bethel_operator_sentenced___1990_05_16.pdf
- Bethel_owner__I_won_t_change___Part_1___1989_07_28.pdf
- Bethel_owner__I_won_t_change___Part_2___1989_07_28.pdf
- Bethel_owner_faces_child_labor_complaint___1989_12_06.pdf
- Bethel_owner_s_case_before_grand_jury___1988_10_18.pdf
- Bethel_owners_want_to_see_girls_academy.pdf
- Bethel_pastor__two_others_fined_in_contempt_of_court___1988_06_23.pdf
- Bethel_pic___1980_12_28.pdf
- Bethel_raid_shows_state_encroachment___1990_02_14.pdf
- Bethel_Rebuttal___1990_01_20.pdf
- Bethel_runaways_in_custody_of_state___Part_1___2003_06_12.pdf
- Bethel_runaways_in_custody_of_state___Part_2___2003_06_12.pdf
- Bethel_runaways_in_custody_of_state_part_1.pdf
- Bethel_runaways_in_custody_of_state_part_2.pdf
- Bethel_s_operator_arrested___Part_1___1988_06_14.pdf
- Bethel_s_operator_arrested___Part_2___1988_06_14.pdf
- Bethel_school_case_to_go_to_grand_jury.pdf
- Bethel_sparks_renewed_push_for_licensing___1988_06_22.pdf
- Bethel_students_flee_school__claim_abuse (1).pdf
- Bethel_students_flee_school__claim_abuse.pdf
- Bethel_supporters_gather_for_rally___1988_06_18.pdf
- Bethel_teen_needed_spanking__dad_says___Part_1___1988_06_28.pdf
- Bethel_teen_needed_spanking__dad_says___Part_2___1988_06_28.pdf
- Bethel_teen_says_home_forced_kids_to_work___1990_01_05.pdf
- Bethel_to_pay_bill__avert_threatened_property_auction___Part_1___1990_10_26.pdf
- Bethel_to_pay_bill__avert_threatened_property_auction___Part_2___1990_10_26.pdf
- Bethel_tragedy_illustrates_need_to_license_homes___1988_06_15.pdf
- Bethel_uproar_wanes_as_lawyers_plan_case___1988_06_24.pdf
- Bethel_work_to_cost_state__200_000___1988_07_12.pdf
- Bethel_worker_begins_term_for_assaulting_state_trooper___1992_08_20.pdf
- Bethel_youth_lacks_education__didn_t_have_opportunity_to_learn__experts_say___Part_1___1988_07_15.pdf
- Bethel_youth_lacks_education__didn_t_have_opportunity_to_learn__experts_say___Part_2___1988_07_15.pdf
- Bethel_youths_to_be_returned_to_guardians___Part_1___1990_01_14.pdf
- Bethel_youths_to_be_returned_to_guardians___Part_2___1990_01_14.pdf
- Bethesda_takeover_sparks_debate_over_licensing___Part_1___1986_09_21.pdf
- Bethesda_takeover_sparks_debate_over_licensing___Part_2___1986_09_21.pdf
- Bill_requires_homes_to_give_info_on_kids___Part_1___1989_03_07.pdf
- Bill_requires_homes_to_give_info_on_kids___Part_2___1989_03_07.pdf
- Bill_to_license_church_homes_is_in_the_works___Part_1___1988_10_11.pdf
- Bill_to_license_church_homes_is_in_the_works___Part_2___1988_10_11.pdf
- Bill_would_regulate_children_s_homes___1989_01_25.pdf
- Both_houses_approve_bill_to_require_reports_by_children_s_home___1989_03_25.pdf
- Boys_home_seeks_normalcy_after_riot.pdf
- CBN_airs_Bethel_Home_segment___1988_07_12.pdf
- Charged_with_A___B__Children_s_home_director__aides_are_jailed___Part_1___1980_03_17.pdf
- Charged_with_A___B__Children_s_home_director__aides_are_jailed___Part_2___1980_03_17.pdf
- CHILD ABUSE CONVICTION AT BETHEL BAPTIST BOY ACADEMY, A WWASP PROGRAM.mp4
- Child_advocates__Rule_may_backfire.pdf
- Child_care_bill_passes_committee___Part_1___1987_02_04.pdf
- Child_hidden_after_kidnapping_threat___1988_06_16.pdf
- Child_recounts_his_escape_from_painful_life_at_Bethel___Part_1___1988_10_02.pdf
- Child_recounts_his_escape_from_painful_life_at_Bethel___Part_2___1988_10_02.pdf
- Children_recount_strict_rules_harsh_discipline_at_Bethel_Home___Part_1___1988_10_03.pdf
- Children_recount_strict_rules_harsh_discipline_at_Bethel_Home___Part_2___1988_10_03.pdf
- Children_s_home__operator_sued___1989_12_03.pdf
- Children_s_home_bill_OK_d___1989_02_03.pdf
- Children_s_home_director_given_one_year_term_for_striking_trooper___1989_05_21.pdf
- Children_s_home_issue_settlement_in_negotiation___1980_03_27 (1).pdf
- Children_s_home_issue_settlement_in_negotiation___1980_03_27.pdf
- Children_s_home_licensing_recommended___1988_10_11.pdf
- Children_s_home_measure_helps__but_licensing_needed___1988_10_16.pdf
- Children_s_home_operator_indicted_on_assault_charges___Part_1___1988_10_26.pdf
- Children_s_home_operator_indicted_on_assault_charges___Part_2___1988_10_26.pdf
- Children_s_home_rules_win_final_OK_from_lawmakers___1989_03_26.pdf
- Children_s_home_victim__Abuse_not_will_of_god___1988_06_30.pdf
- Children_s_homes_need_licensing___1988_10_12.pdf
- Children_s_homes_need_regulation___1989_01_11.pdf
- Children_who_fled_authorities_return_to_Bethel___Part_1___1988_06_12.pdf
- Children_who_fled_authorities_return_to_Bethel___Part_2___1988_06_12.pdf
- Christians_should_back_Rev_Fountain___1990_05_20.pdf
- Church_based_boys__home_being_investigated.pdf
- Church_based_boys__home_being_investigated___2003_05_28.pdf
- Church_home_director_won_t_talk__sent_to_jail___Part_1___1988_06_09.pdf
- Church_home_director_won_t_talk__sent_to_jail___Part_2___1988_06_09.pdf
- Circuit_judge_to_hear_arguments_in_moving_Bethel_Home_operator_trial___1989_01_21.pdf
- CLA_to_help_in_defense_of_Bethel_director_others___Part_1___1980_03_19.pdf
- CLA_to_help_in_defense_of_Bethel_director_others___Part_2___1980_03_19.pdf
- Clark_Kent_where_are_you___1980_04_09.pdf
- Closed_hearings_begin_on_placement_of_Bethel_children___1980_03_26.pdf
- Complaint_leads_to_investigation_at_Bethel_Boys_Academy_in_Lucedale.pdf
- Complaint_leads_to_investigation_at_Bethel_Boys_Academy_in_Lucedale___2002_10_17.pdf
- Consent_decree_sets_guidelines_for_Bethel___Part_1___2003_08_22.pdf
- Consent_decree_sets_guidelines_for_Bethel___Part_2___2003_08_22.pdf
- Consent_decree_sets_guidelines_for_Bethel_Part_1 (1).pdf
- Consent_decree_sets_guidelines_for_Bethel_Part_1.pdf
- Consent_decree_sets_guidelines_for_Bethel_Part_2 (1).pdf
- Consent_decree_sets_guidelines_for_Bethel_Part_2.pdf
- Controversial_Fountain_doesn_t_care_what_people_outside_want___Pt_1___1990_01_21.pdf
- Controversial_Fountain_doesn_t_care_what_people_outside_want___Pt_2___1990_01_21.pdf
- Country_attorney_threatens_Bethel_contempt_charges___1980_06_08.pdf
- Court_case_delayed___Part_1___1988_06_24.pdf
- Court_denies_delay_in_disclosing_names_at_Lucedale_home___1990_10_11.pdf
- Court_grants_boys_request_to_leave_children_s_home___1980_07_02.pdf
- Court_hearing_on_Behel_is_delayed___2004_06_07.pdf
- Court_hearing_on_Bethel_is_delayed.pdf
- Court_reaffirms_right_to_protect_child___1990_08_17.pdf
- Court_rules_against_Bethel_Home_operator___Part_1___1990_08_16.pdf
- Court_rules_against_Bethel_Home_operator___Part_2___1990_08_16.pdf
- Court_upholds_assault_conviction___1992_06_11.pdf
- Court_upholds_Fountain_conviction___Part_1___1992_06_11.pdf
- Court_upholds_Fountain_conviction___Part_2___1992_06_11.pdf
- Courts_will_require_monthly_reports_from_Bethel_Home___1980_04_30.pdf
- Daughter_defends_Rev__Fountain_s_work___1990_06_02.pdf
- Deadline_looms_for_children_s_home_bill___1989_03_05.pdf
- Dedeaux_man_guilty_of_sex_with_child___1988_07_16.pdf
- Delay_granted_on_Bethel_Home_hearing___1980_03_22.pdf
- Despite_death_of_bill__childcare_issue_alive___1987_03_11.pdf
- DHS_needs_to_release_information_2004_05_26.pdf
- DHS_raids_school__40_girls_removed___Part_1___2004_05_21.pdf
- DHS_raids_school__40_girls_removed___Part_2___2004_05_21.pdf
- DHS_raids_school__40_girls_removed_Part_1.pdf
- DHS_raids_school__40_girls_removed_Part_2.pdf
- DHS_Refuses_to_release_abuse_information___2004_05_26.pdf
- DHS_tight_lipped_on_Bethel_Academy.pdf
- Did_Bethel_seizure_violate_constitution____1988_06_23.pdf
- Director_of_Bethel_given_year_in_prison___1989_05_18.pdf
- Disgusted_with_Lucedale_story___1980_04_01.pdf
- Efforts_to_license_children_s_homes_are_the_minimum_that_should_be_done___1989_02_04.pdf
- Equate_Bethel_Home_to_Vatican_Embassy___1990_01_21.pdf
- Ex_Bethel_employee_heads_to_prison___1992_08_20.pdf
- Ex_Bethel_resident_recounts_times_of_abuse___Part_1___1988_10_03.pdf
- Ex_Bethel_resident_recounts_times_of_abuse___Part_2___1988_10_03.pdf
- Exemptions_allowed_for_children_s_homes___1978_12_18.pdf
- Expert__Bethel_education_insufficient_for_children___Part_1___1988_07_15.pdf
- Expert__Bethel_education_insufficient_for_children___Part_2___1988_07_15.pdf
- Falling_on_hard_times___1990_11_10.pdf
- Father_okays_school_paddling___1988_06_28.pdf
- Federal_office_in_Jackson_to_handle_Bethel_complaint___1989_01_11.pdf
- Federal_suit_names_Bethel.pdf
- Firm_says_lumber__tin_given_to_Bethel_Home___Part_1___1989_01_10.pdf
- Firm_says_lumber__tin_given_to_Bethel_Home___Part_2___1989_01_10.pdf
- Former_Bethel_resident_dies___1989_01_26.pdf
- Former_Bethel_resident_says_kids_worked_12_hours_a_day___Part_1___1990_01_05.pdf
- Former_Bethel_resident_says_kids_worked_12_hours_a_day___Part_2___1990_01_05.pdf
- Founder_of_Bethel_Home_loses_high_court_appeal___Part_1___1992_10_30 (1).pdf
- Founder_of_Bethel_Home_loses_high_court_appeal___Part_1___1992_10_30.pdf
- Fountain__2_workers_indicted_for_assault_on_law_officers___1988_10_30.pdf
- Fountain__3_Bethel_assistants_plead_innocent_to_assaulting_police___Part_1___1988_10_29.pdf
- Fountain__3_Bethel_assistants_plead_innocent_to_assaulting_police___Part_2___1988_10_29.pdf
- Fountain___State_must_curb_wayward_minister___1990_01_16.pdf
- Fountain__Bethel_will_stay_open___1990_08_26.pdf
- Fountain__free_on_bail__vows_to_fight_for_home___Part_1___1990_05_26.pdf
- Fountain__free_on_bail__vows_to_fight_for_home___Part_2___1990_05_26.pdf
- Fountain__Keep_mothers_home___1990_02_06.pdf
- Fountain__Mississippi_didn_t_call_me_here__the_Lord_did___1990_08_26.pdf
- Fountain_and_three_assistants_plead_innocent___1988_10_29.pdf
- Fountain_assault_trial_starts_in_George_County___1989_05_16.pdf
- Fountain_back_at_home_at_Bethel___1995_05_31.pdf
- Fountain_called_a_David_facing_Goliath_of_the_law___Part_1___1988_06_21.pdf
- Fountain_called_a_David_facing_Goliath_of_the_law___Part_2___1988_06_21.pdf
- Fountain_continues_contempt_for_law__undeterred_by_court___1989_07_31.pdf
- Fountain_defends_Bethel_home___1990_02_06.pdf
- Fountain_expected_high_court_ruling___1992_06_12.pdf
- Fountain_followers_live_strange_brand_of_Christianity___1988_06_19.pdf
- Fountain_found_guilty_of_contempt___1990_05_19.pdf
- Fountain_gets_one_year_in_jail_on_assault_charge___Part_1__1989_05_18.pdf
- Fountain_gets_one_year_in_jail_on_assault_charge___Part_2___1989_05_18.pdf
- Fountain_guilty_of_contempt___Part_1___1990_05_16.pdf
- Fountain_guilty_of_contempt___Part_2___1990_05_16.pdf
- Fountain_hearing_today___1990_05_15.pdf
- Fountain_loses_legal_challenge___1990_08_16.pdf
- Fountain_not_leaving_jail_despite_release____1989_07_24.pdf
- Fountain_not_surprised_by_conviction_ruling___1992_06_12.pdf
- Fountain_now_says_he_was_wrong.pdf
- Fountain_now_says_he_was_wrong___1998_08_02.pdf
- Fountain_offers_his_version_on_Bethel___Part_1___1990_02_05.pdf
- Fountain_offers_his_version_on_Bethel___Part_2___1990_02_05.pdf
- Fountain_ordered_to_stop_violating_child_labor_laws___1990_02_15.pdf
- Fountain_persecuted__Why_shouldn_t_he_have_to_obey_law____1990_05_18.pdf
- Fountain_pleads_innocent_to_assault_on_police___Part_1___1988_10_29.pdf
- Fountain_pleads_innocent_to_assault_on_police___Part_2___1988_10_29.pdf
- Fountain_rejects_bail_money___1988_06_15.pdf
- Fountain_returns_to_courtroom_today___1990_05_15.pdf
- Fountain_s_actions_contemptuous_of_law___1989_08_07.pdf
- Fountain_s_conversion_altered_life___1988_06_23.pdf
- Fountain_s_family_may_be_charges___1990_05_24.pdf
- Fountain_s_legal_woes_not_over___1989_05_18.pdf
- Fountain_s_secrecy_casts_doubt_on_Bethel_s_legitimacy___1990_01_19.pdf
- Fountain_s_trial_date_is_Tuesday___1989_05_14.pdf
- Fountain_s_wife__son_ordered_not_to_house_children___1990_05_25.pdf
- Fountain_s_wife__son_served_injunction__Stop_housing_children___1990_05_24.pdf
- Fountain_says_he_won_t_change___1989_07_29.pdf
- Fountain_says_law_can_t_stop_Bethel_Home___1989_01_24.pdf
- Fountain_sentenced_to_5_months___1990_05_16.pdf
- Fountain_sentenced_to_six_months_in_jail___1989_07_28.pdf
- Fountain_shouldn_t_get_second_chance_with_Bethel_Home___1994_06_17.pdf
- Fountain_still_disobeying_state_home_laws___1989_08_01.pdf
- Fountain_still_disobeying_state_home_laws___Part_1___1989_08_01.pdf
- Fountain_still_disobeying_state_home_laws___Part_2___1989_08_01.pdf
- Fountain_to_appeal_contempt_charges___1988_06_25.pdf
- Fountain_to_take_his_case_to_the_Supreme_Court___1990_10_13.pdf
- Fountain_turns_self_in_after_Supreme_Court_upholds_conviction___1992_06_11.pdf
- Fountain_vows_to_keep_Bethel_open_despite_possible_new_laws___Part_1___1989_01_24.pdf
- Fountain_vows_to_keep_Bethel_open_despite_possible_new_laws___Part_2___1989_01_24.pdf
- Fountain_wants_his_Bethel_trial_moved_from_George_Co___1989_01_20.pdf
- Four_arrested_after_child_abuse_reports_at_Lucedale_facility____Part_1___1980_03_18.pdf
- Four_arrested_after_child_abuse_reports_at_Lucedale_facility____Part_2___1980_03_18.pdf
- Four_arrested_after_child_abuse_reports_at_Lucedale_facility___Part_1___1980_03_18.pdf
- Four_arrested_after_child_abuse_reports_at_Lucedale_facility___Part_2___1980_03_18.pdf
- Four_arrested_in_Lucedale_children_s_home_probe___Part_1___1980_03_18.pdf
- Four_arrested_in_Lucedale_children_s_home_probe___Part_2___1980_03_18.pdf
- Fundamentalists_stage_show_of_support_for_Bethel_pastor___1988_06_17 (1).pdf
- Fundamentalists_stage_show_of_support_for_Bethel_pastor___1988_06_17.pdf
- Future_uncertain_for_Bethel_Home_children___1988_06_13.pdf
- George_County_grand_jury_hears_Bethel_testimony___1988_10_25.pdf
- Girls_home_parents_to_meet_judge.pdf
- Girls_moved_from_Petal_at_risk_home.pdf
- Girls_school_in_Petal_has_been_closed_temporarily.pdf
- Grand_jury_decision_expected_on_Fountain___1988_10_18.pdf
- Grand_jury_indicts_Fountain___1988_10_26.pdf
- Grand_jury_may_issue_Bethel_report_today___1988_10_25.pdf
- Grand_jury_report_to_be_filed_today_in_Bethel_case___1988_10_25.pdf
- Grand_jury_reports_adequate_condition_at_Redemption_Ranch___1980_03_22.pdf
- Grand_jury_to_consider_Bethel_founder_s_case___1988_10_18.pdf
- Hearing_delayed_in_Bethel_Children_s_home_assault_case___1989_08_04.pdf
- Hearing_today_in_Bethel_home_case___1988_06_30.pdf
- Hearings_continue_for_4_kids_who_want_to_leave_Bethel_Home___1980_07_01.pdf
- Hearings_continue_for_children_removed_from_the_Bethel_Home___Part_1___1980_03_26.pdf
- Hearings_continue_for_children_removed_from_the_Bethel_Home___Part_2___1980_03_26.pdf
- Hearings_on_kids__home_to_continue_next_week___1980_03_19.pdf
- Hearings_rescheduled_in_Bethel_case___1988_06_25.pdf
- Hearings_scheduled_to_start_today_for_16_residents_of_Bethel_Home___1988_07_13.pdf
- Home_controversy_settled___1980_03_28.pdf
- Home_director_is_not_above_the_law___1990_10_14.pdf
- Home_licensing_issue_heats_up___Part_1___1988_06_19.pdf
- Home_licensing_issue_heats_up___Part_2___1988_06_19.pdf
- Home_operators_charged___1980_03_18.pdf
- Home_oversight_could_actually_become_reality___1989_02_06.pdf
- Home_settlement_told___1980_03_28.pdf
- Homes_Investigated___1980_03_20.pdf
- Homes_should_be_regulated_officials_say___Part_1___1988_06_19.pdf
- Homes_should_be_regulated_officials_say___Part_2___1988_06_19 (1).pdf
- Homes_should_be_regulated_officials_say___Part_2___1988_06_19.pdf
- House__Senate_OK_home_bill___1989_03_25.pdf
- House_OKs_children_s_homes_reporting_bills___1989_03_07.pdf
- House_overwhelmingly_OKs_bill_to_regulate_homes_for_children___1989_03_07.pdf
- House_passes_children_s_home_bill___1989_03_07.pdf
- In_the_wake_of_Bethel_Home_closure__state_must_pass_licensing_laws___1988_06_18.pdf
- In_wake_of_Bethel_Home_closure__state_must_pass_licensing_laws___1988_06_18.pdf
- Inspectors_cited_group_home.pdf
- Judge and prosecutors named to help make inspections at Bethel Home in Lucedale - Part 1 - 1980-04-04.pdf
- Judge and prosecutors named to help make inspections at Bethel Home in Lucedale - Part 2 - 1980-04-04.pdf
- Judge_allows_Bethel_details_to_be_released_Part_1_2004_05_25.pdf
- Judge_allows_Bethel_details_to_be_released_Part_2_2004_05_25.pdf
- Judge_asked_to_turn_over_Bethel_children_to_state___Part_1___1988_06_10.pdf
- Judge_asked_to_turn_over_Bethel_children_to_state___Part_2___1988_06_10.pdf
- Judge_asked_to_turn_over_youths_in_home_to_state___1988_06_10.pdf
- Judge_considering_moving_children_from_home___1988_06_10.pdf
- Judge_dismisses_contempt_of_court_move_against_Bethel___1980_07_25.pdf
- Judge_fines_3_from_Bethel_for_contempt___Part_1___1988_06_23.pdf
- Judge_fines_3_from_Bethel_for_contempt___Part_2___1988_06_23.pdf
- Judge_has_completed_final_order_in_Bethal_Home_case___1980_04_26.pdf
- Judge_jails_children_s_home_operator___1988_06_09.pdf
- Judge_rules_16_abused__neglected___1988_07_15.pdf
- Judge_says_Bethel_residents_neglected___1988_07_15.pdf
- Judge_says_month_necessary_to_process_cases_at_Bethel_Home___1988_06_13.pdf
- Judge_to_decide_Bethel_s_fate_today___1988_06_13.pdf
- Judge_to_hear_motion_to_move_Bethel_home_operator_s_trial___1989_01_21.pdf
- Judge_tour_children_s_home_as_hearing_opens___1980_03_25.pdf
- Judge_will_meet_with_Bethel_parents.pdf
- July_brings_new_law_for_homes___1989_06_12.pdf
- Jury_hears_Bethel_testimony___1988_10_25.pdf
- Jury_indicts_director_of_Bethel_Home___Part_1___1988_10_26.pdf
- Jury_indicts_director_of_Bethel_Home___Part_2___1988_10_26.pdf
- Jury_to_decide_in_Bethel_pastor_case___1988_10_18.pdf
- King_backs_release_of_Bethel_details.pdf
- Koop__Brittain_served_with_honor_and_conviction___1989_05_19.pdf
- Labor_Department_moves_Bethel_case_to_Jackson___Part_1___1989_01_11.pdf
- Labor_Department_moves_Bethel_case_to_Jackson___Part_2___1989_01_11 (1).pdf
- Labor_Department_moves_Bethel_case_to_Jackson___Part_2___1989_01_11.pdf
- Labor_Department_wants_children_to_stop_working___1989_12_10.pdf
- Lawmakers__Group_homes_need_more_regulation.pdf
- Lawmen_guard_Bethel_children___1988_06_10.pdf
- Lawsuits against Bethel Boys Academy in Mississippi.pdf
- Legislature_blamed_for_Bethel___1988_06_16.pdf
- Legislature_finally_seems_prepared_to_enact_at_least_a_mild_children_s_home_bill___1989_02_18.pdf
- Legislature_left_work_undone___1988_06_26.pdf
- Lester_Roloff_vindicated_by_courts_in_Texas___1981_06_14.pdf
- Letters_to_the_editor___1988_06_22.pdf
- Licensing_codes_indicate_dogs_cats_get_more_attention_than_children___1978_12_17.pdf
- Licensing_could_head_off_tragedy___1988_09_18.pdf
- Licensing_optional_for_group_homes.pdf
- Lucedale_children_s_home_owes__1_150_in_water_bills_to_the_city___1990_05_23.pdf
- Lucedale_home_children_ordered_returned_to_parents___1980_03_26.pdf
- Lucedale_home_operator_gets_5_months___Part_1___1990_05_16.pdf
- Lucedale_home_operator_gets_5_months___Part_2___1990_05_16.pdf
- Lucedale_leaders_back_Bethel.pdf
- Lucedale_owner_of_Bethel_Home_loses_his_appeal___1992_06_11.pdf
- Lucedale_preacher_s_wife_says_he_will_remain_jailed___1990_05_17.pdf
- Lucedale_to_sue_Bethel__cut_off_home_s_utilities___1990_05_23.pdf
- Man_wins__900_000_case_against_school.pdf
- Mental_health_experts_believe_in_teaching_parenting_skills___1990_01_10.pdf
- Minister__assistants_fined_for_contempt___1988_06_23.pdf
- Minister_remains_free_on_bond_after_being_found_in_contempt___1988_06_23.pdf
- Minister_s_family_could_face_charges___1990_05_24.pdf
- Minister_wants_OK_to_re_open_controversial_children_s_home___1994_06_11.pdf
- Minister_wants_to_stay_in_jail___1988_06_15.pdf
- Ministers_prefer_jail_to_licensing___Part_1___1987_01_29.pdf
- Ministers_prefer_jail_to_licensing___Part_2___1987_01_29.pdf
- Mississippi_children_s_home_laws_weakest_in_the_nation___Part_1___1978_12_10.pdf
- Mississippi_children_s_home_laws_weakest_in_the_nation___Part_2___1978_12_10.pdf
- Mississippi_lags_in_child_protections___1989_08_30.pdf
- Mississippians_live_under_several_new_laws_July_1___1989_06_25.pdf
- Monday_s_question___2004_06_23.pdf
- Moore__Homes_for_children_need_regulation___Part_1___1988_03_02.pdf
- Moore__Homes_for_children_need_regulation___Part_2___1988_03_02.pdf
- Moore_moves_to_close_boys_home.pdf
- Moore_pushes_tracking_children_s_homes___1988_03_03.pdf
- More_group_home_regulation_sought_Part_1.pdf
- More_group_home_regulation_sought_Part_2.pdf
- More_scrutiny_needed_for_group_homes.pdf
- More_trouble_at_Bethel___1980_06_12.pdf
- Morgantown_church_holds_singing_program___1987_09_24.pdf
- Morgantown_resident_travels_to_Foxworth__Kokomo___1993_10_28.pdf
- New_era_touted_at_boys_home (1).pdf
- New_era_touted_at_boys_home.pdf
- New_era_touted_at_boys_home___2005_02_11.pdf
- New_law_requires_cooperation___1989_05_19.pdf
- New_state_laws_to_take_effect_July_1___Part_1___1989_06_26.pdf
- New_state_laws_to_take_effect_July_1___Part_2___1989_06_26.pdf
- No_children_found_during_Bethel_raid___Part_1___1990_05_05.pdf
- No_children_found_during_Bethel_raid___Part_2___1990_05_05.pdf
- No_state_licensing_laws_for_children_s_institutions___1978_12_17.pdf
- Now_is_the_time_for_children_s_home_licensing___1989_01_16.pdf
- Officials_expected_to_inspect_Bethel___1980_05_28.pdf
- Officials_make_Bethel_request___1988_06_24.pdf
- On_June_13___1989_12_31.pdf
- Open_hearing_request_rejected___Part_1___1988_12_14.pdf
- Open_hearing_request_rejected___Part_2___1988_12_14.pdf
- Open_windows__but_closed_doors.pdf
- Operator__Claims_academy_not_licensed_untrue.pdf
- Operator__Girls_home_is_licensed.pdf
- Operators_are_not_martyrs___1988_06_15.pdf
- Opinions_on_home_licensing_stay_same___Part_1___1988_07_02.pdf
- Opinions_on_home_licensing_stay_same___Part_2___1988_07_02.pdf
- Owners_says_registering_child_care_homes_won_t_work___1987_01_29.pdf
- Panel_to_recommend_licensing_of_homes___1988_10_12.pdf
- Panel_will_consider_child_home_licenses___1988_06_17.pdf
- Parent_unhappy_with_Bethel_takeover___1988_06_15.pdf
- Parents_sue_Bethel_Academy.pdf
- Parents_upset_over_abuse_allegations___2004_05_21.pdf
- Parents_upset_over_abuse_allegations___Part_1___2004_05_21.pdf
- Parents_upset_over_abuse_allegations___Part_2___2004_05_21.pdf
- Parents_want_academy_closed___Part_1.pdf
- Parents_want_academy_closed___Part_2.pdf
- Pascagoula_Chancery_Court_judge_to_resign_after_13_years___1992_05_01.pdf
- Pastor_preaches_against_state___1990_02_06.pdf
- Pastor_wants_to_re_open_Bethel_home___1994_06_12.pdf
- Petal_school_for_troubled_girls_shuttered_amid_abuse_claims.pdf
- Places_like_this_call_for_licensing___1988_06_16.pdf
- Places_like_this_call_for_licensing___1988_06_21.pdf
- Plan_to_make_Eagle_Point_safer.pdf
- Police_swarm_Bethel_Home___Part_1___1988_06_11.pdf
- Police_swarm_Bethel_Home___Part_2___1988_06_11.pdf
- Preacher_loses_bid_in_court___1990_10_11.pdf
- Preacher_remains_in_jail__refuses_bail_money___1988_06_15.pdf
- Preacher_wants_to_re_open_Bethel___1994_06_11.pdf
- Preachers_free_Fountain__home_operator_vows_fight___1990_05_26.pdf
- Probe_clears_Bethel_Home___1989_01_13.pdf
- Probe_continues_into_youth_home_abuses___1980_03_19.pdf
- Probe_in_Alabama_clears_Bethel_Home___1989_01_13.pdf
- Punishment_at_Bethel_must_be_appropriate_reasonably_handled___1980_04_29.pdf
- Quotable (1).pdf
- Quotable (2).pdf
- Quotable (3).pdf
- Quotable.pdf
- Rebel_flag_backers_meet_at_Forest_Hill__told_to_stand_up_and_fight_for_rights___1990_06_16.pdf
- Records_show_bullied_youth_s_case_spurred_Bethel_probe___Part_1___1988_06_18.pdf
- Records_show_bullied_youth_s_case_spurred_Bethel_probe___Part_2___1988_06_18.pdf
- Redemption_Ranch_comes_under_fire___Part_1____1980_03_20.pdf
- Redemption_Ranch_comes_under_fire___Part_2____1980_03_20.pdf
- Relaxing_background_checks_critized.pdf
- Report_details_alleged_abuse___Part_1___2004_06_11.pdf
- Report_details_alleged_abuse___Part_2___2004_06_11.pdf
- Report_details_alleged_abuse_Part_1.pdf
- Report_details_alleged_abuse_Part_2.pdf
- Rev_Fountain_in_business_despite_fines_and_scrutiny___Part_1___1988_08_29.pdf
- Rev_Fountain_in_business_despite_fines_and_scrutiny___Part_2___1988_08_29.pdf
- Rev_Fountain_vows_he_ll_never_comply_with_state_law___1989_08_02.pdf
- Riot_at_academy_injures_seven.pdf
- Roloff_criticizes_officials___1980_03_21.pdf
- Roloff_thinks_its_horrible_and_is_ashamed_of_Mississippi___1980_03_19.pdf
- Ruling_lets_state_keep_looking_into_Bethel___1990_10_12.pdf
- Ruling_reinforces_case_for_licensing_children_s_homes___1988_07_17.pdf
- Runaway_s_death_raises_questions_over_youth_home___Part_1___1980_08_27.pdf
- Runaway_s_death_raises_questions_over_youth_home___Part_2___1980_08_27.pdf
- Runnells_Hartfield.pdf
- Saddest_thing__removal_of_children_from_Bethel___1988_06_20.pdf
- Says_abused_children_needs_law_s_protections___1988_06_27.pdf
- Says_Bethel_Home_being_persecuted_for_doing_right___1988_08_08.pdf
- Scriptures__not_statues__spur_Bethel_founder___Part_1___1990_10_14.pdf
- Scriptures__not_statues__spur_Bethel_founder___Part_2___1990_10_14.pdf
- Search_on_for_missing_Bethel_kids___Part_1___1988_06_12.pdf
- Search_on_for_missing_Bethel_kids___Part_2___1988_06_12.pdf
- Security_remains_at_Lucedale_boys_home_after_riot.pdf
- Security_remains_tight_at_Lucedale_boys_home (1).pdf
- Security_remains_tight_at_Lucedale_boys_home.pdf
- Security_to_tighten_at_school_for_boys.pdf
- Seeing_through_the_false_issues___1988_06_19.pdf
- Senate_committee_rejects_bill_to_close_hospitals___1989_01_20.pdf
- Senate_OKs_measure_on_youth_homes___1989_02_03.pdf
- Senate_OKs_reporting_requirements_for_residential_child_care_homes_in_states___1989_02_03.pdf
- Senate_panel_rejects_charity_hospital_closing_plan___1989_01_20.pdf
- Senate_panel_to_consider_child_care_legislation___1988_06_18.pdf
- Senate_takes_new_look_at_church_run_homes___1980_03_19.pdf
- Settlement_possible_in_Bethel_hearing___Part_1___1980_03_27.pdf
- Settlement_possible_in_Bethel_hearing___Part_2___1980_03_27.pdf
- Settlement_reached_at_children_s_home___Part_1___1980_03_28 (1).pdf
- Settlement_reached_at_children_s_home___Part_1___1980_03_28.pdf
- Settlement_reached_at_children_s_home___Part_2___1980_03_28 (1).pdf
- Settlement_reached_at_children_s_home___Part_2___1980_03_28.pdf
- Settlement_reached_in_children_s_home_dispute___Part_1___1980_03_27.pdf
- Settlement_reached_in_children_s_home_dispute___Part_2___1980_03_27.pdf
- Seven_fined_in_Bethel_disturbance___1988_07_01.pdf
- Seven_fined_in_Bethel_hearing___1988_07_01.pdf
- Sheriff_speaks_out_on_Bethel_Home_controversy___Part_1___1980_04_05.pdf
- Silence_costs_leader_of_Bethel__500_a_day___Part_1___1988_06_23.pdf
- Silence_costs_leader_of_Bethel__500_a_day___Part_2___1988_06_23.pdf
- Some_doubt_boys_home_accusations.pdf
- State of Mississippi vs Bethel.pdf
- State__Bethel_in_negotiations (1).pdf
- State__Bethel_in_negotiations.pdf
- State_allows_return_of_children_to_Bethel_home___Part_1___1980_03_28.pdf
- State_allows_return_of_children_to_Bethel_home___Part_2___1980_03_28.pdf
- State_files_suit_against_unlicensed_Lucedale_home___1989_12_02.pdf
- State_investigates_abuse_allegations.pdf
- State_investigates_abuse_allegations___2003_05_28.pdf
- State_is_finally_moving_toward_overseeing_homes___1988_10_12.pdf
- State_keeping_Bethel_youths___1989_04_11 (1).pdf
- State_keeping_Bethel_youths___1989_04_11 (2).pdf
- State_keeps_custody_of_2_Bethel_youths___1989_04_11.pdf
- State_law_blamed_for_failure_to_locate_50_missing_children___1988_06_19.pdf
- State_lawmakers_should_address_legislation_for_oversight_of_children_s_homes___1990_10_20.pdf
- State_monitoring_of_religious_homes_for_children_entirely_reasonable___1988_07_02.pdf
- State_must_move_to_protect_children___1990_10_16.pdf
- State_needs_to_require_licensing.pdf
- State_probes_children_s_homes_in_Lucedale___2002_11_07.pdf
- State_probes_group_home___2004_05_20.pdf
- State_probing_2_church_youth_homes.pdf
- State_probing_2_church_youth_homes___2002_11_08.pdf
- State_probing_Bethel_Boys_Academy_Part_1.pdf
- State_probing_Bethel_Boys_Academy_Part_2.pdf
- State_removes_61_children_from_Bethel___Part_1___1988_06_11.pdf
- State_removes_61_children_from_Bethel___Part_2___1988_06_11.pdf
- State_seeking_accord_with_girls_school___Part_1.pdf
- State_seeking_accord_with_girls_school___Part_2.pdf
- State_seeking_accord_with_girls_school_Part_1.pdf
- State_seeking_accord_with_girls_school_Part_2.pdf
- State_seeks_accord_with_girls_home_part_1.pdf
- State_should_review_Academy_allegations.pdf
- State_should_review_academy_allegations___2007_10_10.pdf
- State_sues_Fountain__Bethel_Home___1989_12_02.pdf
- State_takes_kids_at_Bethel___Part_1___1990_01_13.pdf
- State_takes_kids_at_Bethel___Part_2___1990_01_13.pdf
- State_troopers_storm_church_at_Bethel_Home___Part_1___1988_06_14.pdf
- State_troopers_storm_church_at_Bethel_Home___Part_2___1988_06_14.pdf
- State_wants_Bethel_to_follow_law___Part_1___1989_12_02.pdf
- State_wants_Bethel_to_follow_law___Part_2___1989_12_02.pdf
- Strict_measures_by_court_needed___1988_06_24.pdf
- Supporters_defend_director___1980_03_20.pdf
- Supporters_praise_Bethel_founder___Part_1___1988_06_17.pdf
- Supporters_praise_Bethel_founder___Part_2___1988_06_17.pdf
- SY from Charity Haven, Bethel Girls Academy , New Beginnings , Reclamation Ranch.pdf
- Teens_escape_from_academy.pdf
- Teens_recall_strict_life_at_Lucedale_children_s_home___Part_1___1980_03_27.pdf
- Teens_recall_strict_life_at_Lucedale_children_s_home___Part_2___1980_03_27.pdf
- Teens_testify_they_d_return_to_Bethel_home___Part_1___1988_06_15.pdf
- Teens_testify_they_d_return_to_Bethel_home___Part_2___1988_06_15.pdf
- Thirteen_Bethel_returnees_attend_victory_celebration___1980_03_29.pdf
- Three_church_related_homes_under_scrutiny___1980_03_21.pdf
- Three_die_in_wrecks___1989_01_26.pdf
- Three_runaways_in_two_days.pdf
- Three_youth_homes_charged_with_abuse_linked_to_evangelist___1980_03_21.pdf
- Triple_L_Club___1988_07_13.pdf
- TV_show_20_20_to_examine_case_of_the_Bethel_Home_for_children___1988_10_21.pdf
- Twenty_cases_of_abuse_to_be_heard_today___1988_12_14.pdf
- Two_Bethel_Home_officials_face_contempt_charges___1988_06_21.pdf
- Two_Bethel_officials_face_charges___1988_06_21.pdf
- Two_face_off_in_primary_for_Gautier_mayor_s_post.pdf
- Unpaid_bills_cost_Bethel_Home_water__sewer_service___1990_05_23.pdf
- Up_to_100_kids_missing_from_Bethel_Home___Part_1___1988_06_12.pdf
- Up_to_100_kids_missing_from_Bethel_Home___Part_2___1988_06_12.pdf
- Up_to_60_Bethel_children_remain_unaccounted_for___Part_1___1988_06_13.pdf
- Up_to_60_Bethel_children_remain_unaccounted_for___Part_2___1988_06_13.pdf
- US_judge_orders_Bethel_to_obey_child_labor_laws___Part_1___1990_02_15.pdf
- US_judge_orders_Bethel_to_obey_child_labor_laws___Part_2___1990_02_15.pdf
- US_wants_Bethel_to_stop_kids_laboring___Part_1___1989_12_06 (1).pdf
- US_wants_Bethel_to_stop_kids_laboring___Part_1___1989_12_06.pdf
- US_wants_Bethel_to_stop_kids_laboring___Part_2___1989_12_06.pdf
- Views_clarified_on_foster_care___1989_08_16.pdf
- Voices___1988_10_27.pdf
- We_re_allowing_loss_of_religious_freedoms___1988_07_05.pdf
- Welfare_head_s_daughter_hidden___Part_2___1988_06_16.pdf
- Welfare_seeks_to_register_kids__homes___1988_03_02.pdf
- What_really_happened_in_Lucedale___1980_04_03.pdf
- Where_are_the_children____Part_1___1978_11_26.pdf
- Where_are_the_children____Part_2___1978_11_26.pdf
- Why_close_Bethel__leave_HHS_open____1990_01_24.pdf
- Woman_says_Fountain_molested_her___Part_1___1988_07_14.pdf
- Woman_says_Fountain_molested_her___Part_2___1988_07_14.pdf
- Youth_court_hearing_on_Bethel_Home_continued___1980_07_03.pdf
- Youth_court_jurisdiction_over_Bethel_may_be_lifted___1980_12_11.pdf
- Youth_court_referee_will_hear_20_deaf_school_abuse_cases___Part_1___1988_12_13.pdf
- Youth_court_referee_will_hear_20_deaf_school_abuse_cases___Part_2___1988_12_13.pdf
- Youth_homes_should_be_inspected___1980_03_25.pdf
Wiki entries
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Materials and links
External links
A program's own website is linked as an archived snapshot, so the page reads as it did when it was captured.
Survivor posts and discussion
- Respect Camp 'Cadet' Handbook
- Watchaduen (Fornits)
- News Segment on Bethel Boys Academy (year unknown)
- Trailer for*Bethel Documentary*
- CHILD ABUSE CONVICTION AT BETHEL BAPTIST BOY ACADEMY, A WWASP PROGRAM
- Link to Suvivor Interview - Allen Knoll
- Gulf Coast Academy -Fornits Wiki
Reference and research
- 200. Gulf Coast Academy
- Gulf Coast Academy, Mississippi
- 198. Bethel Girls Academy
- 197. Bethel Boys Academy
- Bethel Documentary Short (2019)
- Gulf Coast Academy
- Bethel Boys Academy
- Gulf Coast Academy, Mississippi
- Surviving Bethel: Overcoming the Odds (2018-10-25)
- Bethel Boys Academy (1978-2005) Lucedale, Mississippi
- Bethel Girls Academy (1997-2005) Petal, Mississippi
- Bethel Documentary Short - YouTube (2020-01-31)
- A Visit to Bethel Baptist Boys Home in Lucedale, Mississippi (2017-08-16)
- CHILD ABUSE CONVICTION AT BETHEL BAPTIST BOY ACADEMY, A WWASP PROGRAM (2017)
- Allen Knoll | Surviving Bethel Academy (IFB Reform School) (2020-11-27)
From SCIAD NET.