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The Iowa authorities removed 88 children from a church camp after a 15-year-old made a call on help.
The incident occurred at Shekinah Glory Camp of the Kingdom Ministry of Rehabilitation and Recreation, located in Columbus Junction.
The camp would be run from June 8 to June 29 Per Their Website.
According to Louisa County Sheriff’s OfficeThursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13, the agency, together with the Iowa Department of Health Human Services (Child Protection Services), Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Columbus Junction Police Department to the property with search options.
Officials responded to reports on children and danger, LCSO said in a press release that was shared into their Facebook account.
During their search, 88 children were taken from the property and taken to Wapello Methodist Church to meet several child protection workers.
Many were also reunited with their parents or guardians, while others were placed in temporary amnilation.
State Representative Taylor Collins, representing Louisa County in Iowa State House, said that all children involved had reunited with their families, Kcci reported on Monday June 16.
Victor Bawi, son of a minister in the church, claimed Cup That a 15-year-old from Texas called the authorities because he did not want to be there.
He denied that any of the children who were enrolled in the religious camp were ever injured.
“We never hurt that child. We loved him,” Bawi told Kgns. “We bought him like $ 400 shoes, clothes, all.”
Bawi said he was disappointed with the situation.
“Of course, I’m upset,” he said, leaving, “hopefully this can be resolved soon.”
During the interview, Bawi said that the children were interviewed by the authorities, but he and his father had not been.
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“If they want to investigate they can investigate. We are innocent. They won’t find anything,” Bawai told Furniture. “Never abuse anyone. You can also ask the kids, they had fun. During the stage where they removed the children they cried. One of my sisters, they had to give her oxygen. She didn’t breathe. She was sad.”
The assignment’s statement from Shekinah Glory Camp of the Kingdom Ministry of Rehabilitation and Recreation is to help “help individuals break away from dependence through God’s Word, offer food and protection to those in need and support individuals during fixed and prayer.”
From Monday, June 16, the investigation will remain ongoing and no arrests have been made.