Facility profile Colorado

Royal Gorge Academy

Formerly Royal Peak Academysource

Closed Cañon City, Colorado

Royal Gorge Academy was a specialty boarding school in Cañon City, Colorado, operated by World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS). It operated from 2006 to 2008.

About Royal Gorge Academy

Property owned by Octwell L.L.C.source

Its address was 615 Pike Ave, Canon City, CO 81212.source Cost: just under $3,000 per month.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

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.

20062007200820062008

  1. 2006

    1. Opened

      Opened in Cañon City, Colorado

  2. 2007

    1. Incident

      Arrest

      Royal Gorge Academy (formerly Royal Peak Academy) co-founder Randall Hinton was arrested on charges of false imprisonment (a felony because force was used)...

      Arrest

      Royal Gorge Academy (formerly Royal Peak Academy) co-founder Randall Hinton was arrested on charges of false imprisonment (a felony because force was used), multiple third-degree assaults and reckless endangerment after a Canon City police search of the premises.

      source

    2. Incident

      Criminal charge

      In 2007 the director of Royal Gorge Academy in Colorado was convicted of false imprisonment and assault.

      Criminal charge

      source

    3. IncidentJanuary 2007

      Arrest

      In January 2007 director Randall Hinton was arrested on charges of felony false imprisonment, multiple counts of third-degree assault and reckless endangerment...

      Arrest January 2007

      In January 2007 director Randall Hinton was arrested on charges of felony false imprisonment, multiple counts of third-degree assault and reckless endangerment over abuse at the academy.

      source

    4. IncidentMarch 7, 2007

      Criminal charge

      Co-director Randall Hinton of Royal Gorge Academy was arrested and charged over alleged inappropriate behavior with students (Canon City Daily Record).

      Criminal charge March 7, 2007

      source

    5. IncidentAugust 2007

      Criminal charge

      Royal Gorge Academy co-founder Randall Hinton, 32, went on trial in August 2007 on seven counts of third-degree assault and two counts of false imprisonment...

      Criminal charge August 2007

      Royal Gorge Academy co-founder Randall Hinton, 32, went on trial in August 2007 on seven counts of third-degree assault and two counts of false imprisonment involving teenagers who attended the private boarding school in Canon City, CO.

      source

    6. IncidentAugust 28, 2007

      Criminal charge

      Royal Gorge Academy co-founder Randall Hinton went on trial facing seven counts of third-degree assault and two counts of false imprisonment for allegedly...

      Criminal charge August 28, 2007

      Royal Gorge Academy co-founder Randall Hinton went on trial facing seven counts of third-degree assault and two counts of false imprisonment for allegedly assaulting several teenagers who had attended the private boarding school.

      source

    7. IncidentAugust 31, 2007

      Criminal charge

      A jury convicted Hinton of third-degree assault and false imprisonment (acquitted on four other assault charges and one other false imprisonment charge); he...

      Criminal charge August 31, 2007

      A jury convicted Hinton of third-degree assault and false imprisonment (acquitted on four other assault charges and one other false imprisonment charge); he was sentenced in November to 25 days in jail and $3,241.29 restitution.

      source

    8. IncidentSeptember 1, 2007

      Criminal charge

      A jury found Randall Hinton, project manager and co-founder of Royal Gorge Academy boarding school, guilty of one count each of third-degree assault and false...

      Criminal charge September 1, 2007

      A jury found Randall Hinton, project manager and co-founder of Royal Gorge Academy boarding school, guilty of one count each of third-degree assault and false imprisonment, and not guilty of four other assault counts and one false imprisonment count.

      source

  3. 2008

    1. Closed

      Closed

Business filings

The company registered with the state behind this program, as the state's business register lists it.

Royal Gorge Academy, Inc.

Colorado profit corporation, document 20051456681, delinquent (last annual report 2007). Colorado's record of it

Principal address
615 Pike Avenue, Canon City, UT, 81212
Registered agent
Brian Patrick Lemons (Canon City, CO)

Filings since it was formed

  • December 8, 2005: Form a Profit Corporation, as Royal Peak Academy, Inc.
  • October 30, 2006: Amend Articles of Incorporation for a Profit Corporation

Incidents on record

  1. 2007 Arrest

    Royal Gorge Academy (formerly Royal Peak Academy) co-founder Randall Hinton was arrested on charges of false imprisonment (a felony because force was used), multiple third-degree assaults and reckless endangerment after a Canon City police search of the premises.source

  2. 2007 Criminal charge

    In 2007 the director of Royal Gorge Academy in Colorado was convicted of false imprisonment and assault.source

  3. Arrest

    Randall Hinton was arrested at Royal Gorge Academy (formerly Royal Peak Academy) in Canon City, CO on charges including false imprisonment, third-degree assault and reckless endangerment.source

  4. January 2007 Arrest

    In January 2007 director Randall Hinton was arrested on charges of felony false imprisonment, multiple counts of third-degree assault and reckless endangerment over abuse at the academy.source

  5. March 7, 2007 Criminal charge

    Co-director Randall Hinton of Royal Gorge Academy was arrested and charged over alleged inappropriate behavior with students (Canon City Daily Record).source

  6. August 2007 Criminal charge

    Royal Gorge Academy co-founder Randall Hinton, 32, went on trial in August 2007 on seven counts of third-degree assault and two counts of false imprisonment involving teenagers who attended the private boarding school in Canon City, CO.source

  7. August 28, 2007 Criminal charge

    Royal Gorge Academy co-founder Randall Hinton went on trial facing seven counts of third-degree assault and two counts of false imprisonment for allegedly assaulting several teenagers who had attended the private boarding school.source

  8. August 31, 2007 Criminal charge

    A jury convicted Hinton of third-degree assault and false imprisonment (acquitted on four other assault charges and one other false imprisonment charge); he was sentenced in November to 25 days in jail and $3,241.29 restitution.source

  9. September 1, 2007 Criminal charge

    A jury found Randall Hinton, project manager and co-founder of Royal Gorge Academy boarding school, guilty of one count each of third-degree assault and false imprisonment, and not guilty of four other assault counts and one false imprisonment count.source

  10. Incident

    A survivor testimony states that the program's nurse was being charged with neglect for nearly killing a student with the wrong medication.source

  11. Restraint

    Restraints at Royal Gorge Academy were reported to be often violent and to leave residents bruised or bleeding; an intervention room was used for isolation.source

News coverage

  • Reason Jun 27, 2007 Expose

    Mitt Romney's Campaign Connections to Abusive Adolescent Treatment Programs

    The article examines the connections between presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign fundraisers and residential treatment programs facing widespread allegations of abuse. Founders Robert Lichfield of the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS) and Mel Sembler of Straight Inc. faced numerous lawsuits and investigations regarding allegations of physical restraint, food and sleep deprivation, and psychological abuse.

Staff

Notable staff

Documents

Documents on file (2)
Woodbury Reports Mentions (2)

From the Unsilenced archive

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

Wiki entries

Materials and links

External links

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Reference and research

From SCIAD NET.

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