Help Save Troubled Teens: Teens in America are still being abused and denied constitutional rights every day at 'behavior modification' programs
  • Home
  • Our Stories
  • Photos
    • Photos of parent seminars
    • Photos of everyday life
    • Photos of student seminars
    • Photos of premises
    • Photos of abuse
    • Photos of staff
  • News
    • Allegations of Abuse
    • Children's rights
    • Deaths in WWASPS
    • Institutionalization, Brainwashing & Kids
    • Lawsuits
    • NEWS
    • Politics
    • Program Staff
    • Referral companies
    • Studies & Research
    • U.S. Government reports
    • Websites to watch
  • Programs
    • Academy at Ivy Ridge, New York
    • Brightway Adolescent Hospital
    • Carolina Springs Academy, South Carolina
    • Casa by the Sea, Mexico
    • Cross Creek, Utah
    • Darrington Academy, Georgia
    • Dundee Ranch Academy, Costa Rica
    • Eagle Ranch Academy, Utah
    • Gulf Coast Academy, Mississippi
    • High Impact, Mexico
    • Horizon Academy, Nevada
    • Mentor Teen, Costa Rica
    • Midwest Academy, Iowa
    • Morava Academy
    • Old West Academy, Utah
    • Paradise Cove Academy, Samoa
    • Pillars of Hope, Costa Rica
    • Provo Canyon School, Utah
    • Red River Academy, Louisiana
    • Royal Gorge Academy, Colorado
    • Sky View Christian Academy, Nevada
    • Spring Creek Lodge Academy, Montana
    • Sunrise Beach, Mexico
    • Sunset Bay Academy
    • Tranquility Bay, Jamaica
    • Woodland Hills Maternity Home, Utah
    • Other programs
  • Interviews
  • What Can I Do?
  • Contact
  • Petitions

Sunrise Beach, Cancun, Mexico

Founded: 1995
Shut down: 1996 (due to suspicion of child abuse by the Mexican authorities)

Allegations: illegal deprivation of liberty, operating a youth shelter without permits, improper immigration papers, unsanitary conditions, signs of abuse
Lawsuits: 2006 Turley Lawsuit (a class action lawsuit filed against all WWASPS programs)
Location: Punta Sam, Cancun, Mexico
Staff: Steve & Glenda Roach (2 yrs later the Roaches ran Morava Academy in the Czech Republic, which was also shut down due to allegations of abuse)
Official website:
Wikipedia:

Notes: According to IntrepidNet, an investigative reporting website, immigration officials dropped in and found that it was licensed as a resort and that the residents lacked visas. Within days, Steve & Glenda Roach attempted to leave the country with their 41 American students. But they were stopped at the airport and arrested on charges that included depriving juveniles of their liberty. In 1998, just 2 years after the closure of Sunrise Beach, Glenda and Steven Roach were arrested for child abuse again when Czech officials closed down Morava Academy following allegations of child abuse and torture.

News:
Boot camps for youth offer hope, help, hell
It's cheap, but is it good for kids?
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.