I entered the New Bethany Horfie-prograrn on August 14, 1993

from the day [ walked

into those two front glass doors, I was taught that everything

that I had based my life and In away. I

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existence on was wrong in everything from church to make-up, to friends and family.

guess you could say I was stripped of everything I believed in and was at such an age (14) that

was easy for me to accept their "beliefs" and rid myself of my own Even to this day, I am vcrv pulled between my beliefs and am very confused about the whole "religious scene" I know some of the things I did as I gained seniority were very much wrong, whether vou look at it mentally, socially, or physically. On several occasions I was called on to "hold down a

girl:' usually it was the same "rough" girls who got this "job" (KoXiong, Jenny Russo, sometimes Shanda Jarrell, Kimberly Burch, Bethany Denman, my sister; it varied at times depending on the girl. situation, and surroundings) Holding down a girl wasn't just keeping a girl down, u was Usually we would slap her around. kick her in the head.

beating her down till the girl got tired

punch her, etc and at all times there was always a staff or older person who would tell the dorrn girls to get to their rooms and shut all doors so they could not see us doing our "evil <ked .. There are several girls that I can think of that underwent this kind of treatment, either all messed or [ was the one administering the hits Shannon Tremblay, Ellis, Heather Howell, Elva Wild, Mistie Mayo, Robin Vedervelt. Tania

Angel Johnson, KoXiong,

Amia Priester,

Michelle Pitman, Elizabeth \1cGlaughlin.

Crystal Hessler, Sarah Bonner, Aliea martin, Jamie Caldwell, Elizabeth Sisneros, Jennifer Thigpen. Angela Long, Hollie Smith, Kara Jordan, and Cheryl Taylor I believe it states that a

paddling is on the rear -- but some of these girls may have gotten hit on an arm, leg, or face with the paddle I am not saying all of this for self-pleasure or any other reason .. you live with your and also the guilt of maybe one less hit, one less mean, vulgar word,

memories and consequence

and a little more love may have changed the whole situation around for the better

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occasions.

on several occasions,

I have gone through the files and important which were not in the file at the time.

paperwork

such

as blood work and Power of Attorney, I remember questioning

On one or two

Mrs Ford on how the Brother

Garcia handles the bovs wl:o

are on quarantine, know and doubted

who haven't

gotten their blood tests back, and she replied she really didn't

if they had a separate restroom

,.

On several occasions,

we had

to

'et several

girls go home because of a positive herpef'test,

but on one of the recent ones. Crystal Carmen. 90 other l'd have

from Florida, had gotten a positive herpes test back. and that she could stay, endangering girls' lives, especially those having to use the quarantine to get the paperwork restroom. On several occasions.

ready for a child to go home, so I pulled their ID from the file and theu I would extract maybe $25-35 from the bag which had ranging from need the money
to

money bag from the drawer. '510-250 sometimes.

and did this because Mrs. Ford said the child wouldn't

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the left over money would go in a home money bag. The names of these people who I had the money for (as many as I remember--these Sunny Sarn.. Clayton Cauthen. these are only some .)

pull

didn't get all their money). Syna Sam. Neary Lng,

Sam Luke, Tray Neang, Miren Dorn, David Honey. Mike Knapp.

For about a year now the girls half of the campus including school, cafeteria, snack room and pool area have been sprayed uncleanness of the eating areas.
[Q

for roaches,

which

I believe

have a lot to do with the areas .III

As tor the dorm, I'd say the worst place is the bathroom

not being able

flush the toilet paper down the toilet.

I remind you that up to six girls live

room .- ar.d everyone has to do something different when they go to the restroom, her monthly, to #2

varying from

At times, we would be low on toilet paper, so we would undergo "rationing"

Little girls get like 4 or 5 squares, big girls get 5 for # 1, 8 for #2, 10 for monthly; when I say". S and 10, I mean that many square of toilet paper. Many times a girl from 15-17 years old would have yeast infection -- instead of normal creams, or medication, away!" I remember your diagnosis would be 7 glasses of water a day "would keep the doctor at one time, Haley McKee had infected boils in and on her personal area her as a case of masturbation.

Mrs. Ford diagnosed

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I think that at least 20 girls in the past year have been paddled by Brother Mack

1 have

always been taught to pick on someone your own size, and a man who hits a woman is a jerk and a coward, and that's how I feel about Brother Mack In closing, I'd like to say, if you can't take care of your own household, don't call for

someone else and in Brother and Mrs. Pord's situation, they have their two eldest daughterswho

...

haven't talked to them for over ten years, a so'ri who doesn't

show respect for them whatsoever

Maxine just recently starred talking to the Fords, and the last but not least on several times, Mrs Ford has complained tome on Brother Mack's aggressive attitude, rudeness, unwillingness to pick

up after himself and that she kept up the house not because of him, but because she had to I really do believe that if this many kids have put these such statements really is truth in all the acquisitions owe apologies down, that there

and that the Fords' have done some things terribly wrong a:HJ At one time (April-July) girls that

and money to several families and individuals

had once enrolled in the program maybe this was happening

came back tor a second time around

I told Mrs Ford that

because of things the staff and faculty were doing wrong and she

agreed with me. To me, I believe it is a sad state when Mrs Ford would agree to the hornes inconsistency and incompetence.

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