Facility profile Arizona

Desert Lily Academy

Unknown Queen Creek, Arizona

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Desert Lily Academy is a therapeutic boarding school in Queen Creek, Arizona, operated by Rite of Passage.

Queen Creek Independent Sep 16, 2025 Arrest

Queen Creek police investigating alleged assault at Desert Lily Academy

Christopher Allen, a 48-year-old staff member at Desert Lily Academy in Queen Creek, Arizona, was arrested on September 4, 2025, and charged with two counts of sexual conduct with a minor following a reported sexual assault involving a juvenile resident. Police report responding to over 2,000 calls at this facility and its companion boys' school, Canyon State Academy, over the past three years, including reports of various incidents and mental health crises.

Added 2026-09-29 by the news scan from: Queen Creek Independent, "Queen Creek police investigating alleged assault at Desert Lily Academy", 2025-09-16 source