2 plead to misdemeanors in Missouri boarding school case

OZARK, Mo. (AP) – Two men charged with felony counts of abusing students at a private Christian boarding school in Missouri have pleaded guilty to misdemeanors, and the case against a third employee has been dropped.

The Kansas City Star reports that 46-year-old Scott Dumar, the medical coordinator at the Agape Boarding School near Stockton, pleaded guilty Thursday to two misdemeanors and was placed on two years probation.

Forty-year-old Everett Graves pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor.

The case against Chris McElroy was dropped when the alleged victim didn’t show up for the hearing.

They were among five staff members charged with low-level felonies after an investigation into alleged widespread abuse at the school