Employees of the Christian School in South Carolina and Pastor accused of the case of abuse of children – The Roys Report

A pastor and three employees of a Christian school in South Carolina have been accused of alleged violence against children, according to local authorities.

The four individuals work at the Christian School in Marananta (MCS) in Florence, South Carolina. They were arrested on Monday for their role in the alleged violence against children or the failure to comply with the abuse that happened at the school, a message from the Sheriff of Florence said in a message.

On Tuesday, a local judge ruled that 73-year-old Lorin Boys, a MCS nursery and a young child’s caregiver who is in the center of the case, will remain in prison. Currently, the pastor and two other employees are on a bond, according to numerous court records.

The Sheriff’s service claims that Boyce “intentionally and repeatedly attacked a child by hammering the child’s head in the crib” on January 23.

She then claims to have covered the child’s head with a blanket, pressed against the child’s head and pulled the child out of the room.

A week later, she supposedly knocked down a child while on the playground of the school. She then lifted the child up and transferred the child to the arm and leg before deliberately letting the child “from the height of the waist” on their head, police said.

Police have not clarified whether she is the same child in both cases or the age of the child.

Boise has been charged with two illegal behavior to a child, attack and high and aggravated battery and attack and second -degree battery.

Police also said he had charged two workers in a nursery who had allegedly knew about the abuse and did not notify the law enforcement.

Jessica Angelin Elmore, who listed as his director for the development of children, was accused of two, not to report abuse and neglect of children. Dawn Denise Kirven, director of MCS, was accused of not reporting the abuse and neglect of children and criminal conspiracy.

Police added that Lee B. Patrick, a MCS preacher and a senior Bible teacher, faces the fact that he did not report abuse and neglect of children as he was in a state of confidence in the school.

54 -year -old Patrick also serves as a pastor in the first free will of the Baptist Church, which is directly related to MCS, according to the school website. Patrick has been working as a pastor for 25 years, according to the church website.

Police noted that according to the law of South Carolina, teachers, principals, workers of children and clergy should report violence against children or neglect law enforcement. If they fail to do so, the crime is punished with a fine and imprisonment for up to six months.

Roys report (S)Trr) I reached for MCS and the first free will to comment. MCS declined to comment and the church did not answer before publication.

The school’s lawyers told the ABC15: “We are astonished by the arrest of these nice people in our community, Pastor Lee Patrick, Dawn Kirven and Jessica Elmore. We firmly believe in their innocence and expect a court hearing in their case. “

Parents say they have “luck” to still have a child

During the hearing of the bonds on Tuesday, the victim’s parents told the judge that the incident had caused many sleepless nights for the family.

“We are lucky that we are standing here, that we have a child to go home and hug tonight,” said one of the parents, according to WPDE. “We could pray that (Boys) will be refused Bond. Just because of the explicit act with our child. “

However, Boys’s lawyer William Makintosh has called on the judge to provide his relationship while she has been working in a child care business for 15 years and has no previous criminal history.

Boyce is the grandmother of seven and a mother of three, he added, WMBF reported.

“She has relations with the community. It has no previous recording. It is not a danger to the community, “Makintosh said.

He noted that Boys had resigned from his position in MCS.

In the end, the judge denied Bond for Boys, according to court records.

Attorney Ship Daniel, who represents Elmore, Patrick and Kirven, called on the judge to provide his bond demands, according to WPDE.

“These three persons are charged with a reporting crime. They are not accused of injuring a child, “Daniel said. “They are charged with not reporting certain allegations to the correct agencies.”

The judge has set a $ 6,000 bond for these three persons, according to court records. As part of the relationship, the judge prohibited them from contacting the victim and returning to school.

The four suspects will then appear in court in April, court records said.

MCS was created as a kindergarten in 1972, according to the school website. It was created under the Baptist Church “First Free Will”.

Liz Likins is a correspondent who reflects the news about Roys, World Magazine and other publications.