Saving Youth Foundation

Incidents on record

1. 2015 Criminal charge

   Young, Knott and Moffett were indicted by a Mobile County grand jury on 24 charges of aggravated abuse; allegations included prolonged isolation, unreasonable restraints, excessive exercise and denied medication.source

2. March 2015 Closure order

   Mobile police shut down the Saving Youth Foundation in March 2015 for sanitary violations during a criminal abuse investigation, removing 36 teens.source

3. January 2017 Criminal charge

   Young, Knott and Moffett were convicted in January 2017 of aggravated child abuse.source

4. February 2017 Criminal charge

   All three leaders were sentenced to 20 years in prison on February 22, 2017.source

News coverage

• Y

  yellowhammernews.com Mar 11, 2015 General

  Alabama youth center allegedly kept kids in tiny isolation cells for weeks (2015-03-11)

Staff

Administration

• Aleshia Moffett

  Former Owner, Girls' instructor (2016-2017, HEAL)source

• John David Young, III

  Former Pastor/Owner (2017, HEAL)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Restoration Youth Academy Staff, Director, Founder, 2017-2020
  • Blue Ridge School English Chair, 2019

• John Young Junior

  Former Owner (2016, HEAL)source

• William Knott

  Former Owner, Boys' instructor (2016-2017, HEAL)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
  • Bethel Boys' Academy Staffer, Drill sergeant, before 2017

Materials and links

Reference and research

• 324. Saving Youth Foundation

From SCIAD NET.