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  Christian boot camp workers charged with dragging teenage girl behind van
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Last EditedServo  Aug 21, 2007 10:05pm
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News DateSunday, August 12, 2007 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionAuthorities charged the director of a Christian boot camp and an employee with dragging a 15-year-old girl behind a van after she fell behind the group during a morning run.

Charles Eugene Flowers and Stephanie Bassitt of Love Demonstrated Ministries, a 32-day boot camp for at-risk teens, are accused of tying the girl to the van with a rope June 12 and dragging her, according to an arrest affidavit filed Wednesday.

The affadavit says Flowers, the camp's director, ordered Bassitt to run alongside the girl after she fell behind. When the girl stopped running, Bassitt yelled at her and pinned her to the ground while Flowers tied her.

The girl was treated for scrapes and bruises on her stomach, legs and arms.
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