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Trailers for a Kanakuk organization program line up at a facility in Hollister, Missouri in the Branson area on May 21, 2022.

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After Kanakuk scandal, Branson-area lawmakers file Missouri bills on child sex abuse lawsuits

Gregory Holman

In the wake of child sex abuse incidents at southwest Missouri’s Kanakuk Christian sports camp, Branson-area lawmakers are filing bills in the Missouri House and Senate aimed at making it easier to file lawsuits seeking damages from perpetrators.

Former Kanakuk camp attendee Logan Yandell, pictured at roughly age 8, says he was abused by former Kanakuk counselor Peter Newman from 2005 to 2008. He sued the camp, alleging fraud in a 2010 settlement negotiation, on Nov. 17, 2022.

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Tennessee man sues Branson's Kanakuk sports camp, alleges 'fraud' in 2010 sex-abuse settlement

Gregory Holman

Kanakuk is facing another civil lawsuit related to child sex abuse.

A one-page letter from Pastor John King of First Baptist Church of West Plains, Mo. explains why the church cut ties with KampOut, a popular day camp offered at church sites around the country by Kanakuk sports camp in the Branson, Mo. area.

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West Plains church cuts ties with Kanakuk sports camp over sex abuse

Gregory Holman

A Baptist congregation in southern Missouri has publicly cut ties with a summer program offered by Branson’s Kanakuk sports camp, apparently becoming the first in the country to do so.

Politics

Amendments Deal With Sex Offenders Teaching on College Campuses

Michele Skalicky

http://ozarkspub.vo.llnwd.net/o37/KSMU/audio/mp3/amendments_1334.mp3Amendments to bills moving through the MO legislature pertain to colleges and…