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Iowa boarding school for troubled teens raided by cops after alleged sexual abuse

search-warrantKEOKUK, IOWA – Federal, state and local law enforcement and other agencies have raided an Iowa boarding school for troubled teens today, seeking clues in an alleged sexual abuse case.

Two search warrants at are being executing in two locations in Keokuk, Iowa in Lee county today. The agencies involved in these searches include: The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Major Crime Unit (MCU), Special Enforcement Operations Bureau (SEOB), Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), Iowa DCI Crime Lab Crime Scene Team, State Fire Marshal Division (SFM), Iowa State Patrol (ISP) Division of Intelligence and Fusion Center (DOI), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

The search warrants stem from an investigation of alleged sexual abuse involving a staff member of the Midwest Academy and a former student of the academy.

The first search warrant is being executed at the Midwest Academy campus, located at 2416 340th Street, in Keokuk. The Midwest Academy is a therapeutic boarding school that has students enrolled from around the country and the world.

“We provide struggling teens with a safe, structured and disciplined environment,” the agency claims, and also says it “provides a safe, comfortable, structured and disciplined environment while offering the industry’s best Academics, Therapy and Seminar programs.”

A second search warrant is being executed at a second location also affiliated with the Midwest Academy at 2818 Hwy. 218, in Montrose, Iowa.

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