Facility profile Florida

Lighthouse Christian Academy

Formerly Victory Christian Academy

Also known as Lighthouse of Northwest Florida

Closed Jay, Florida

Lighthouse Christian Academy was a program in Jay, Florida. It closed in 2013.

About Lighthouse Christian Academy

It closed in 2013.source

Survivor testimony

What people who lived or worked here say happened. Survivors' own words are published with their permission; forum accounts are what was posted publicly and are reported as claims, not findings.

Reported on survivor forums

  1. 2004 Abuse

    Staff forced students to sit in silence, trash personal belongings, and rat others out.source

  2. Reported July 2004 Abuse

    The owner forced a bar of soap down a girl's throat so hard she bled.source

  3. Reported October 2004 Abuse

    Students were locked in a small 4x5 room for acting out or having bulimia, and forced to eat vomit.source

  4. Reported December 2004 Abuse

    Posters allege that students were physically, emotionally, and sexually abused, and forced to eat vomit.source

  • Fornits lead (other): Rebekah Home was relocated to Florida. (Fornits forum, post by Anonymous, June 2004, source)
  • Fornits lead (investigation): Poster notes that Brother Palmer is under investigation by a governing body. (Fornits forum, post by princessjenn007, September 2004, 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.

1988199119922013201819882018

  1. 1988

    1. DeathSeptember 23, 1988

      Carey Dunn, 15, died here

      As Victory Christian Academy. Killed by building materials falling down over her.

      Carey Dunn, 15, died here September 23, 1988

      source

    2. Incident

      Investigation

      As Victory Christian Academy. After the 1988 death California officials investigated and found the Get Right Room, a small windowless room used for solitary confinement for weeks with taped sermons.

      Investigation

      source

    3. IncidentSeptember 23, 1988

      Death

      As Victory Christian Academy. On September 23, 1988 a 15-year-old resident was killed when a stack of lumber fell on her during a church construction project on campus.

      Death September 23, 1988

      source

  2. 1991

    1. New name

      Renamed Lighthouse of Northwest Florida

      It had been Victory Christian Academy.

  3. 1992

    1. Incident

      Closure order

      As Victory Christian Academy. Victory Christian Academy in Ramona, CA was closed in 1992 when officials found health, fire and safety hazards.

      Closure order

      source

    2. Incident

      License action

      As Victory Christian Academy. In 1992 Michael Palmer and his wife were banned from running any unlicensed facility in California after an investigation into Victory Christian Academy.

      License action

      source

  4. 2013

    1. Closed

      Closed

  5. 2018

    1. Lawsuit

      Court opinion - Lighthouse Christian Academy, 2018

      Court opinion - Lighthouse Christian Academy, 2018

      Genesis Ministries, Inc. appealed a summary judgment order concerning the denial of religious tax exemptions for property used to operate a Christian church and school. The appellate court found that Genesis was not entitled to tax exemptions for the years 2005 through 2012 because a separate corporate entity used the property.

      Outcome: Affirmed the trial court's conclusion that Genesis was not entitled to tax exemption from 2005 to 2012, but reversed the grant of summary judgment regarding the 2013 taxes and remanded with instructions to enter summary judgment in favor of Genesis due to inadequate statutory notice.

      Court
      District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
      Case number
      No. 1D17-4313
      Status
      Unknown

      All lawsuits on record

As Victory Christian Academy

until 1991

The record kept under this name

Deaths on record

  • Carey Dunn age 15 | September 23, 1988 | Killed by building materials falling down over her. LA Times

Incidents on record

  1. 1988 Investigation

    After the 1988 death California officials investigated and found the Get Right Room, a small windowless room used for solitary confinement for weeks with taped sermons.source

  2. September 23, 1988 Death

    On September 23, 1988 a 15-year-old resident was killed when a stack of lumber fell on her during a church construction project on campus.source

  3. 1992 Closure order

    Victory Christian Academy in Ramona, CA was closed in 1992 when officials found health, fire and safety hazards.source

  4. 1992 License action

    In 1992 Michael Palmer and his wife were banned from running any unlicensed facility in California after an investigation into Victory Christian Academy.source

  5. Closure order

    The school was closed and its owner was told he could not work with children in California until his facility was licensed.source

Staff

Administration

Notable staff

As Lighthouse of Northwest Florida

1991 to 2013

Lawsuits

  • Court opinion - Lighthouse Christian Academy, 2018 2018 | Unknown | District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District | No. 1D17-4313 Names this facility

    Outcome: Affirmed the trial court's conclusion that Genesis was not entitled to tax exemption from 2005 to 2012, but reversed the grant of summary judgment regarding the 2013 taxes and remanded with instructions to enter summary judgment in favor of Genesis due to inadequate statutory notice.

    Genesis Ministries, Inc. appealed a summary judgment order concerning the denial of religious tax exemptions for property used to operate a Christian church and school. The appellate court found that Genesis was not entitled to tax exemptions for the years 2005 through 2012 because a separate corporate entity used the property. However, the court ruled that the property appraiser failed to comply with statutory notice requirements when revoking the exemption for the 2013 tax year, invalidating that denial.

News coverage

  • The Kansas City Star Jul 8, 2025 Lawsuit

    Julio Sandoval of Agape Boarding School can’t afford travel to CA trial. So US Marshals will pay

    Julio Sandoval, former dean of students at Agape Boarding School and later director of Lighthouse Christian Academy, will have his travel to a federal criminal trial in California paid by the U.S. Marshals due to financial hardship. Sandoval is charged with illegally transporting a restrained minor from Fresno to Agape in 2021, violating a protective order. He also faces a civil lawsuit from the teen and has other pending legal issues, including a substantiated abuse finding under appeal.

Staff

Notable staff

Videos

IFB Lighthouse Christian Academy EXPOSED (Ft. Hannah Kay) (2020-10-07) Watch on YouTube

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Names

Documents

Documents on file (1)

From the Unsilenced archive

20 documents about Lighthouse Christian Academy that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Lighthouse Christian Academy.

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Reference and research

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Archived pages

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