March 31, 2022
Boyd and Stephanie Householder
Today's conservative barf bag award goes to Boyd and Stephanie Householder. They created in Humanville, MO, a conservative Christian boarding school, The Circle of Hope Ranch, a school that Boyd claimed could reform rebellious teenage girls. Extraordinary abuse ensued. After years of inaction despite numerous complaints, Missouri stepped in.
From Court records:
Boyd Householder, 71, faces 79 felony counts and one misdemeanor, including charges for child molestation, sodomy, sexual contact with a student and neglect of a child. Stephanie Householder, 55, faces 22 felony charges for abuse or neglect of a child, and endangering the welfare of a child. The alleged incidents occurred from 2017 to 2020. Charging documents allege that Boyd slammed two girls’ heads against a wall, kept another girl in a room with no light or sound for “an extended period of time on multiple occasions,” poured hot sauce into a girl’s mouth and used duct tape and socks to prevent a girl from using her hands for “several days.” "At times," the lawsuit states, "the parents would kiss as they switched positions to continue beating the children. They appeared to get joy from the beatings. If the parents had been arguing, the beatings would calm them down and they would become loving toward each other."
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Never ever underestimate the malignance of conservatives.