Everyday thousands of children are being sexually abused. You can stop the abuse of at least one child by simply praying. You can possibly stop the abuse of thousands of children by forwarding the link in First Time Visitor? by email, Twitter or Facebook to every Christian you know. Save a child or lots of children!!!! Do Something, please!

3:15 PM prayer in brief:
Pray for God to stop 1 child from being molested today.
Pray for God to stop 1 child molestation happening now.
Pray for God to rescue 1 child from sexual slavery.
Pray for God to save 1 girl from genital circumcision.
Pray for God to stop 1 girl from becoming a child-bride.
If you have the faith pray for 100 children rather than one.
Give Thanks. There is more to this prayer here

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Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Wolves Among the Sheep > Sick Pervert in Florida Christian School; Film on Catholic CSA in Costa Rica

 

'Devastating and sick': Volusia Christian school fires teacher jailed on child porn charges


Portrait of Colleen Michele JonesColleen Michele Jones
Daytona Beach News-Journal


The United Brethren in Christ Academy in Holly Hill has fired sixth-grade teacher David McKeown arrested June 20 on charges of possession of child sexual abuse material and possession of animal pornography.

In a statement emailed to the school community, UBIC administrators said they were "shocked and deeply grieved by the serious allegations of misconduct against him" and that they were cooperating fully with law enforcement authorities.

David McKeown

McKeown, 47, of Holly Hill, was arrested by the Holly Hill Police Department as detectives discovered "several messages where he was communicating with other users, disseminating students’ personal information, sending their photographs, and appeared to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to generate child pornography," according to police.

The teacher also "manufactured animal pornography by photographing himself performing sexual acts on the family pet."

Attorney General announces charges

Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution has announced it is charging McKeown with 19 enhanced felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and six counts of possession of animal pornography.

In a news release June 20, Uthmeier said: “As a teacher, parents trusted Mr. McKeown to impart knowledge to their children. Instead, he spent parts of the school day sending and receiving child sex abuse material and providing other pedophiles with UBIC Academy students’ personal information. What he did is beyond betrayal — it’s devastating and sick."

McKeown made a first appearance at Volusia County Court Saturday morning, June 21, and bail was set at $1.25 million. He faces up to 315 years in prison if convicted of these crimes. Other charges are pending.

Pornographic material was sent from UBIC Wi-Fi

UBIC Academy is a self-described Christian K-12 school. It is not known how many years McKeown was employed as a teacher at the school.

Police say the investigation started with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. This led to an investigation of the suspect’s computer and social media accounts, where investigators say they found incriminating pictures.

Initial search warrants revealed that McKeown was disseminating, downloading, and communicating with users on Discord—a popular group chat service—during school hours and while connected to the UBI Academy Wi-Fi.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to immediately contact Holly Hill Police Chief Byron K. Williams at 386-248-9475. If your child may have been involved in this case, please contact Victim Advocate Coordinator Daisy Gonzalez at 386-248-9435.




‘El Monaguillo, el Cura y el Jardinero’ Zooms in on Victims of Groundbreaking Sexual Abuse Case in Costa Rica


El monaguillo, el cura y el jardinero
Courtesy of Juan Manuel Fernández

In 2018, director Juan Manuel Fernández was in Thailand, catching up with the news from his home country of Costa Rica, when he came across the story of Anthony Venegas Abarca. The young man had bravely gone public with accusations of child sexual abuse against Mauricio Víquez Lizano in a case that would lead to a groundbreaking 20-year prison sentence and reshape the way Costa Rican law dealt with the statute of limitations around child sexual abuse.

Anthony’s story is at the centre of “El monaguillo, el cura y el jardinero” (“The Altar Boy, the Priest and the Gardener,” in literal translation), having its world premiere at the Costa Rica Film Festival.

Speaking with Variety, Fernández recalls being “really sincere” in his first meeting with Anthony and Josué Alvarado Quirós, a second plaintiff. “I told them from the beginning I wanted to make a film about this. I still had to look for money and make it a viable project, but I was willing to give my work for free because the story was so important and timely.”

With the statute of limitations around Anthony’s case getting closer and closer to expiring, Fernández saw himself embroiled in a dramatic chase as he and his subject travelled to Mexico to track Lizano, who had escaped Costa Rica to avoid prosecution. “This is when the chase began, involving Interpol. Finding the man in Mexico was much harder than in Costa Rica because it is such a big country. I told Anthony we had to go because we didn’t have much time.”

On the sensitivity of working with victims of child sexual abuse, Fernández says it made for a “very delicate film” because he did not want to “revictimize” his subjects. “I wanted them to feel comfortable and was always checking in on how they were feeling and trying to communicate as we went. It was hard for them to go back to those memories and have everything surface again. We tried to look for a secure spot for those conversations, and I used voice-overs because then we didn’t have to have the camera on them all the time.”

The filmmaker, whose long-spanning career includes the CRFIC-winning “Los Vargas Brothers” and “Los Maes de la Esquina,” recognizes the great challenge of “El monaguillo, el cura y el jardinero”: to expose a prominent member of the Catholic Church in a country like Costa Rica.

To safeguard himself and his team, Fernández worked with a lawyer who oriented him on how to broach the subject onscreen, as well as choosing to focus on the victims’ story instead of working on a more generalized approach against the church itself. 

“I have a bit of fear, but I know we have to show the film in the cinema because it will move people,” says the filmmaker. “It’s such a Catholic country, and people are very orthodox in a way, but the film is not about the Church itself, it’s about the story of these men. I knew we couldn’t — and I didn’t want to — go wide with this film. I wanted to stay with the characters and their stories; this is what mattered to me. I didn’t want to look into other priests, I wanted to see how these two men embodied the trauma of abuse through different perspectives.” 

“Their abuser is in jail — it’s not allegations anymore, it happened. It’s the truth,” he concludes.

“Impermanence” courtesy of Juan Manuel Fernández

Fernández also told Variety about his next film, “Impermanence,” which similarly deals with a very sensitive subject: the high rates of suicide within Indigenous communities, more specifically within the Talamanca reserve in Costa Rica. The project was shot over several years in the reserve, with the director taking the time to get to know the residents and the community. 

“Talamanca is one of the most important reserves in Costa Rica and also shares one of the highest rates of suicide in the country,” says the filmmaker. “I filmed with two families who have had loved ones die by suicide: a man who lost both parents to it, and a trans man who has suffered a lot of bullying because of his gender identity. It’s a really interesting place, in the middle of the jungle, and I’m looking forward to bringing this discussion to Costa Rican audiences.” 

“Impermanence” is a co-production between Costa Rica’s Biofilms and El Salvador’s Proart and funded by Ibermedia. The film is currently in post-production with Fernández aiming to release next year.



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