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After reviewing the case against Agape Boarding School staffer Scott Dumar, the Polk County prosecutor declined to file charges.

Scott Dumar, a former Agape Boarding School student who worked there from the time it opened in Stockton in 1996 until it closed in January, also was one of five employees charged in 2021, accused of physically abusing boys.

Scott Dumar, 46, was arrested by Bolivar police Thursday night in southwest Missouri.

Scott Dumar, 46, was arrested by Bolivar police Thursday night in southwest Missouri.

More than a year after prosecutors in two Missouri counties charged David Smock with child sex crimes, several counts against the former Agape Boarding School doctor have been dismissed.

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In both cases, the courts found "no probable cause that a felony was committed."

OZARK, Mo. (AP) -- Two men who were facing felony charges alleging they abused boys at a private Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri have

OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Two men who were facing felony charges alleging they abused boys at a private Christian boarding school in southwest Missouri have pleaded guilty to misdemeanors, and the case against a third was dropped.