Facility profile Georgia

Youth Villages – Inner Harbour Campus

Formerly Inner Harbour for Children and Families, Anneewakee Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed Youth, Anneewakee School (1962 to 2009)

Open Douglasville, Georgia

Youth Villages – Inner Harbour Campus is a wilderness therapy in Douglasville, Georgia. It has operated since 2009.

About Youth Villages – Inner Harbour Campus

It was renamed Inner Harbour.source HCA Psychiatric Co. (subsidiary of Hospital Corp. of America) took over day-to-day operations.source

Rockmart, GA campus at 2172 Vinson Mountain Rd; girls only; closed 2009.source Its address was 4685 Dorsett Shoals Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135.source Stays lasted 2 months to 5 years, average about 2 years.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.

197019741986198719881989200919702009

  1. 1970

    1. Incident

      Sexual abuse

      In 1970 four former residents testified to the State Board for Children and Youth that founder Louis Poetter had molested them; Georgia took no legal action...

      Sexual abuse

      In 1970 four former residents testified to the State Board for Children and Youth that founder Louis Poetter had molested them; Georgia took no legal action and Poetter offered to step down as Administrator but stayed Executive Director.

      source

  2. 1974

    1. IncidentMarch 1974

      Incident

      With Jim Parham's recommendation, Anneewakee was granted a special hospital license in March 1974, allowing it to receive millions of dollars in insurance payouts.

      Incident March 1974

      source

  3. 1986

    1. IncidentOctober 1986

      Lawsuit

      In October 1986 six former residents sued facility officials including Poetter and Moore for racketeering to defraud and abuse patients.

      Lawsuit October 1986

      source

    2. IncidentOctober 1, 1986

      Criminal charge

      On October 1, 1986 founder Louis Poetter was charged with three counts of sodomy, cruelty to children and simple battery; Georgia DHR began its investigation...

      Criminal charge October 1, 1986

      On October 1, 1986 founder Louis Poetter was charged with three counts of sodomy, cruelty to children and simple battery; Georgia DHR began its investigation of Anneewakee the next day after he surrendered.

      source

    3. IncidentNovember 1986

      Lawsuit

      In November 1986 nine women aged 19 to 24 sued Anneewakee for racketeering and conspiracy to abuse them physically and sexually and defraud them.

      Lawsuit November 1986

      source

    4. IncidentNovember 21, 1986

      Lawsuit

      On November 21, 1986 twenty-two former residents sued Anneewakee, Louis Poetter, Jim Parham and other leaders.

      Lawsuit November 21, 1986

      source

  4. 1987

    1. IncidentFebruary 1987

      Criminal charge

      In February 1987 Poetter was indicted on 22 more counts of sodomy dating back to 1971.

      Criminal charge February 1987

      source

  5. 1988

    1. IncidentApril 1988

      Criminal charge

      In April 1988 Poetter pleaded guilty to 19 counts of sodomy involving 12 former residents and failure to report child abuse, surrendered about $5 million in...

      Criminal charge April 1988

      In April 1988 Poetter pleaded guilty to 19 counts of sodomy involving 12 former residents and failure to report child abuse, surrendered about $5 million in land, and was sentenced to 8 years in prison and 12 years of probation.

      source

    2. IncidentNovember 1988

      Criminal charge

      In November 1988 James Womack was found guilty of two counts of sodomy against two male residents; the first-count conviction was reversed by the Georgia...

      Criminal charge November 1988

      In November 1988 James Womack was found guilty of two counts of sodomy against two male residents; the first-count conviction was reversed by the Georgia Supreme Court in early 1990 because the statute of limitations had expired.

      source

  6. 1989

    1. IncidentOctober 1989

      Lawsuit

      In the first of 6 civil trials, beginning October 1989, a jury awarded $5.2 million to three young women made to work as construction laborers; Anneewakee...

      Lawsuit October 1989

      In the first of 6 civil trials, beginning October 1989, a jury awarded $5.2 million to three young women made to work as construction laborers; Anneewakee later settled with 110 plaintiffs for $36.3 million and closed due to bankruptcy.

      source

  7. 2009

    1. Opened

      Opened in Douglasville, Georgia

As Anneewakee School

1962 to 2009

It closed in 2009.source

Incidents on record

  1. 1970 Sexual abuse

    In 1970 four former residents testified to the State Board for Children and Youth that founder Louis Poetter had molested them; Georgia took no legal action and Poetter offered to step down as Administrator but stayed Executive Director.source

  2. March 1974 Incident

    With Jim Parham's recommendation, Anneewakee was granted a special hospital license in March 1974, allowing it to receive millions of dollars in insurance payouts.source

  3. October 1986 Lawsuit

    In October 1986 six former residents sued facility officials including Poetter and Moore for racketeering to defraud and abuse patients.source

  4. October 1, 1986 Criminal charge

    On October 1, 1986 founder Louis Poetter was charged with three counts of sodomy, cruelty to children and simple battery; Georgia DHR began its investigation of Anneewakee the next day after he surrendered.source

  5. Lawsuit

    Eight lawsuits on behalf of 131 plaintiffs were filed against Anneewakee and its staff in the 1970s and 1980s, alleging physical and sexual abuse, racketeering, sodomy, cruelty to children and simple battery.source

  6. November 1986 Lawsuit

    In November 1986 nine women aged 19 to 24 sued Anneewakee for racketeering and conspiracy to abuse them physically and sexually and defraud them.source

  7. November 21, 1986 Lawsuit

    On November 21, 1986 twenty-two former residents sued Anneewakee, Louis Poetter, Jim Parham and other leaders.source

  8. February 1987 Criminal charge

    In February 1987 Poetter was indicted on 22 more counts of sodomy dating back to 1971.source

  9. April 1988 Criminal charge

    In April 1988 Poetter pleaded guilty to 19 counts of sodomy involving 12 former residents and failure to report child abuse, surrendered about $5 million in land, and was sentenced to 8 years in prison and 12 years of probation.source

  10. November 1988 Criminal charge

    In November 1988 James Womack was found guilty of two counts of sodomy against two male residents; the first-count conviction was reversed by the Georgia Supreme Court in early 1990 because the statute of limitations had expired.source

  11. October 1989 Lawsuit

    In the first of 6 civil trials, beginning October 1989, a jury awarded $5.2 million to three young women made to work as construction laborers; Anneewakee later settled with 110 plaintiffs for $36.3 million and closed due to bankruptcy.source

Staff

Administration

  • Dana Rogers

    Former Executive Director, North Campussource

Notable staff

  • Carl Maxwell Moore

    Chauffeur (1986, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  • Daniel T. Herrera

    Staff (1986, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  • James C. Womack

    Co-Director of Therapeutic Services (1986, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  • James Henry Evans

    Staff (1987, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  • Leonard Buccellato

    Former Staffsource

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Louis J. Poetter

    Former Founder and Executive Directorsource

    Elsewhere in the industry

    • Fulton County Juvenile Court Part-time psychologist and probation officer, before 2025

  • T.M. "Jim" Parham

    Former Chairmansource

  • Robert Lee Winebarger

    Group leader (1986, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  • Mable Poetter

    Staff (1986, r/troubledteens wiki)source

As Youth Villages – Inner Harbour Campus

from 2009

Nothing on record is dated to these years yet.

Federal funding

Federal money this program received, as government records, congressional reports and news coverage show it.

TRICARE (health insurance for military families)

  • Youth Villages says its residential program here, for ages 6 to 17, is an approved TRICARE provider. source

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Names

  • Anneewakee Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed Youth Earlier name
  • Inner Harbour for Children and Families Earlier name

Documents

From the Unsilenced archive

3 documents about Youth Villages – Inner Harbour Campus that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their folders: Anneewakee Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed Youth, Inner Harbour.

Wiki entries

Materials and links

Government records

Survivor posts and discussion

Reference and research

2 of these from SCIAD NET.

Other links

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