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Gemma Peplow • Sky News • Sep 17, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Lindsey Ellefson • TheWrap • Sep 16, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Natalie Morin • Refinery29 • Sep 16, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Keaton Bell • Vogue • Sep 15, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
David J. Fowlie • Keeping It Reel • Sep 15, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Amy Kaufman • Los Angeles Times • Sep 15, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, YouTube Originals
Joe Montague • Riveting Riffs Magazine • Sep 15, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, Unnamed Utah boarding school, ICP (production company), YouTube Originals, Riveting Riffs Magazine
Key Figures: Alexandra Dean, Aaron Saidman, Eli Holzman, Katie Paul, Joe Montague
Marianne Garvey • CNN • Sep 15, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, IPC, YouTube Originals
Key Figures: Alexandra Dean
Angelique Jackson • Variety • Sep 14, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Melissa Roberto • Fox News • Sep 14, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Tierney Bricker • E! News • Sep 14, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, YouTube Originals
Suzy Weiss • New York Post • Sep 14, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, Ascent, Cascade, CEDU
Key Figures: Mel Wasserman, Charles Dederich Sr.
Jean Bentley • The Hollywood Reporter • Sep 13, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, boarding school in Utah
Laura Bauer and Judy L. Thomas • The Kansas City Star • Sep 13, 2020
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Facilities: Agape Baptist Academy, Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch
Key Figures: Boyd Householder, Stephanie Householder
Chris Murphy • Vulture • Sep 12, 2020
Chemical Restraint Seclusion
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Ilana Kaplan • The New York Times • Sep 12, 2020
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Documentary Survivor Stories Private Schools Staff Misconduct Celebrity Provo Canyon School Youtube Tribeca Film Festival
Facilities: Provo Canyon School, YouTube, Tribeca Film Festival
Key Figures: Alexandra Dean, Kathy Hilton, Rick Hilton, Susanne Daniels
Rebecca Cope • Tatler • Sep 11, 2020
Humiliating Punishments
Survivor Stories Documentary Private Schools Celebrity Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
observer.com • Sep 10, 2020
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Lisa Respers France • CNN • Sep 10, 2020
Survivor Stories Documentary Celebrity Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Julie Miller • Vanity Fair • Sep 8, 2020
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Celebrity Survivor Stories Private Schools Staff Misconduct Documentary Utah Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Key Figures: Alexandra Dean
Elle Thomas • FOX 13 Utah • Sep 8, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, Universal Health Services
Hannah Yasharoff • USA TODAY • Sep 7, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, Utah Department of Human Services, The Joint Commission, Cognia, YouTube Originals
Key Figures: Adam McLain, Amanda Slater
Erin Clements • TODAY • Sep 7, 2020
Physical Restraint Chemical Restraint Seclusion Humiliating Punishments
Survivor Stories Documentary Celebrity Staff Misconduct Provo Canyon School Universal Health Services Charter Behavioral Health Systems Magellan Health
Facilities: Provo Canyon School, Universal Health Services, Charter Behavioral Health Systems, Magellan Health
Key Figures: Kathy Hilton, Rick Hilton
Phoenix Training Group • Sep 7, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School, Provo Canyon Youth Behavioral Health Facility
Emma Hinchliffe • Fortune • Sep 7, 2020
Survivor Stories Documentary Celebrity Staff Misconduct Utah Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Alyssa Bailey • Elle • Sep 2, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Aili Nahas • PEOPLE • Sep 2, 2020
Survivor Stories Documentary Celebrity Private Schools Utah Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Judy L. Thomas and Laura Bauer • Kansas City Star • Aug 30, 2020
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Sexual Misconduct Staff Misconduct Survivor Stories Faith-Based Programs Oversight Missouri Agape Baptist Academy Agape Boarding School Circle of Hope Girls Ranch
Facilities: Agape Baptist Academy, Agape Boarding School, Circle of Hope Girls Ranch
Key Figures: Boyd Householder, Stephanie Householder
Matt Rascon • KSL TV • Aug 29, 2020
Physical Restraint Seclusion Humiliating Punishments
Staff Misconduct Survivor Stories Celebrity Documentary Utah Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Annie Goldsmith • Town & Country • Aug 24, 2020
Physical Restraint
Celebrity Documentary Survivor Stories Private Schools Staff Misconduct Utah Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Lindsay Dodgson • Business Insider • Aug 24, 2020
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Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Alicia Brunker • InStyle • Aug 23, 2020
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Private Schools Staff Misconduct Survivor Stories Documentary Celebrity Utah Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Stacey Leasca • Glamour • Aug 22, 2020
Survivor Stories Documentary Celebrity Private Schools Staff Misconduct Provo Canyon School
Facilities: Provo Canyon School
Jessica Miller • The Salt Lake Tribune • Aug 22, 2020
Seclusion
Staff Misconduct Survivor Stories Documentary Celebrity Utah Provo Canyon School Universal Health Services
Facilities: Provo Canyon School, Universal Health Services
Key Figures: Universal Health Services
Pippa Raga • Distractify • Aug 18, 2020
Humiliating Punishments Staff Misconduct
Survivor Stories Documentary Celebrity Faith-Based Programs California Provo Canyon School CEDU CEDU's Running Springs Program
Facilities: Provo Canyon School, CEDU, CEDU's Running Springs program