http://miracle-ranch.org Children's ministry to Mexico in Ensenada, Baja California Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:31:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Los Angeles -- Five men who were sexually molested as children by a minister have reached a $1.75 million out-of-court settlement with the Assemblies of God, Inc. The victims, now aged 27 to 30, will share the settlement. The minister, the Rev. Dalton Webber Sr., admitted his guilt during the ... http://miracle-ranch.org/55/assemblies-settles-out-of-court/ Los Angeles -- Five men who were sexually molested as children by a minister have reached a $1.75 million out-of-court settlement with the Assemblies of God, Inc. The victims, now aged 27 to 30, will share the settlement. The minister, the Rev. Dalton Webber Sr., admitted his guilt during the ... http://miracle-ranch.org/56/assemblies-settles-out-of-court-2/ The first set of testimonies comes from Polygraph Tests. When the first group of alleged victims came forward they were required to submit to a polygraph (Lie detector) tests. Using two individual and unrelated polygraph experts, who had there results reviewed by yet another expert; tests were made of the ... http://miracle-ranch.org/3/testimonies-grouping-one-polygraph-tests/ These Testimonies were taken in Mexico in the office of the Agency of the Public Ministry of Sexual Offenses and Interfamily Violence. Each of the testimonies starts out with the same or similar set of information. Below that has been shown once in blue. This is followed by the words ... http://miracle-ranch.org/4/testimonies-grouping-two-government-taken-testimonies/ Today the 13th of February 2007 at 11:55 A.M., the Citizen Lic. Laura Elena Michel Amaya, agent for the Agency of the Public Ministry of Sexual Offenses and Interfamily Violence, before the presence of the Secretary of Citizen Agreements Lic. Ivonne Selene Valenzuela Ley, who authorizes and gives faith. She ... http://miracle-ranch.org/5/alleged-female-victim-01/ I came to say that Antonio Hernandez Favela abused me, had sexual intercourse with me, and slept with me, while I was at Rancho El Milagro. I was 15 years old. Ever since I was 15 years old Antonio began to touch me. He would tell me that I was ... http://miracle-ranch.org/6/alleged-female-victim-02/ Edna and Antonio treat us well, but before they would hit us. Edna would hit the children on their bottoms with a thick stick she called “the correctional”. Antonio would spank us on our bottoms with a belt, but now he doesn’t because he has heart problems and he really ... http://miracle-ranch.org/7/alleged-female-victim-03/ Once a man named Miguel picked me up from school, but when I got on the bus there were no other kids it was just him. He told me that I was very beautiful, and if I was ready. I told him no and he said that we should go ... http://miracle-ranch.org/8/alleged-female-victim-04/ During the time I was at the orphanage(volunteered), in my opinion, I noticed that the children were yelled at, on occasion hit and on some occasions they wouldn’t be given breakfast. I made a declaration, in which I wrote down all the bad treatment the children received. (Editors note: this ... http://miracle-ranch.org/9/alleged-female-witness-01/ I want to add that everyone at the ranch treated me well, with the exception of one man. He was 30 years old and his name was Miguel. He knew my family and he was also dating one of aunt's. He told that he liked me because I looked like ... http://miracle-ranch.org/10/alleged-female-victim-05/ She declares I suffered physical and psychological abuse because of Antonio Hernandez Favela and his brother Jose Hernandez Favela. They would hit us and say bad words at us. I remember when I would wet my bed Jose would punch me in the back and he would make me wash ... http://miracle-ranch.org/11/alleged-female-victim-06/ During the time that I lived it was very difficult for me because I was so badly treated. I was hit constantly and the person that hit me was Jose Hernandez, who was an employee and was Antonio Hernandez Favela’s brother. Jose Hernandez would make me wear women’s underwear and ... http://miracle-ranch.org/12/alleged-male-victim-01/ During the time I stayed there I suffered mental and psychological abuse by the Hernandez Favela family. The director Antonio Favela, since I had the problem of wetting my bed, he would hit me with sticks on my body. He would dress me like a girl and he would leave ... http://miracle-ranch.org/13/alleged-male-victim-02/ The reason I am here is because I (employee) saw many things I didn’t like. I remember one time I arrived at the laundry room and I found a lot of clothes thrown on the floor covered in blood and the children, who I don’t remember their names, told me ... http://miracle-ranch.org/14/alleged-female-witness-02/ Those in charge of the orphanage at the time were Antonio Hernandez Favela, Jose Hernandez Favela, Josefina Hernandez Favela and Guadalupe who was the wife of Jose and several whose last names I do not recall, Juan Gasca, the spouse of Josefina. Some treated us worse than others. ... http://miracle-ranch.org/15/alleged-female-victim-07/ She declares that she is the mother of Alleged Victim. (My daughter) told me that Jose, who they called "El Che" and is also Tony's brother, molested her. About 6 years ago one of son's friends, who was also in the orphanage, molested Cecilia. Just a little while ago Cecilia ... http://miracle-ranch.org/16/mother-01-of-alleged-female-victim/ (Editor's Comment: The mother of the Alleged Victim, (see her testimony above) following an intervention by Tony's agents recanted her testimony. However when her daughter was ask to recant(the same day as her mother) she did not change what she said had happened to her and who did it ... http://miracle-ranch.org/17/alleged-female-victim-08/ When I was in the orphanage I would hear the other children say that Lucio and Jose would sexually molested the other children. One child I remember them mentioning was a little girl that belonged to (Alleged Victims mother). I don't remember a last name. Another name I remember is ... http://miracle-ranch.org/18/alleged-male-victim-03/ The following are additional testimonies that were taken by attorneys, Government representatives or have been hand written by the alleged victims. While many are not, some of these testimonies may by from alleged victims listed above which were given in an early questioning. Where the editor was able to determine ... http://miracle-ranch.org/19/testimonies-grouping-three-additional-testimonies/ When I was fifteen years old, Antonio Hernandez Favela had sexual relations with me while I was at Rancho El Milagro. Tony continued having sexual relations with me until I left at the age of 20. The abuse happened in the small children's dorm. On certain occasions, he said that ... http://miracle-ranch.org/20/alleged-female-victim-an-earlier-testimony/