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A small group of former Midwest Academy students and their parents in 2016 sued the shut-down boarding school for troubled teens. Their suit included the…
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A southeast Iowa judge has dismissed one of the defendants from a lawsuit filed by a group of former students and their families against Midwest Academy…
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Midwest Academy closed its doors in early 2016 following a raid by local, state, and federal law enforcement agents investigating allegations of sexual…
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A judge sentenced Ben Trane to the maximum penalty possible for the crimes he was convicted of committing while in charge of Midwest Academy, a…
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Ben Trane is asking the court to grant him a new criminal trial. Trane was convicted last December of child endangerment, sexual exploitation by a…
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The former owner of Midwest Academy will be sentenced on May 10. Ben Trane was convicted in December of child endangerment, sexual exploitation by a…
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The prosecution and defense are now asking the court to set a new date for the sentencing of Ben Trane. Trane was convicted last month of child…
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Ben Trane was found guilty Friday morning of child endangerment, sexual exploitation of a child by a counselor, and assault with intent to commit sexual…
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Jury deliberations will resume Friday morning in the criminal trial of Ben Trane. He is the former owner of Midwest Academy, a shuttered boarding school…
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Ben Trane testified for nearly 3 ½ hours Wednesday afternoon in his criminal trial in Keokuk. He’s accused of sexual abuse and child endangerment during…