This is a  staff list for Calvary Academy in Mulberry, FL

(a.k.a. Calvary Academy Ministries)

(we are working to acquire the complete records for ALL years)

THIS PROGRAM IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED!

We advise current and/or former staff to report any abuses you may have witnessed while working at the Calvary Academy.  For information on your rights and how to take action, visit www.heal-online.org/blowthewhistle.htm.  If you were fired or forced to resign because you opposed any illegal and/or unethical practices at Calvary Academy, you have the right to take action. 

If you were harmed (family or survivor) by Calvary Academy, please contact [email protected] if you remember the long-term employees and from which years.  This will help!   Also, if you recognize any of these staff as having worked at another program, please send in any information about their past or present employment at other facilities and/or cults.

THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED.

Name	Unit/Position	Additional Information
Bob Wasser	Executive Director	Wasser is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional.  Source: http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/IRM00PRAES/PRASLIST.ASP#theBottom  Wasser is not a licensed/certified educator.  Source: http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/public.asp
Bonnie Wasser	Co-Founder	Wasser is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional.  Source: http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/IRM00PRAES/PRASLIST.ASP#theBottom  Wasser is not a licensed/certified educator.  Source: http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/public.asp
Roger W. Schultz	President	Schultz is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional.  Source: http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/IRM00PRAES/PRASLIST.ASP#theBottom Wasser is not a licensed/certified educator.  Source: http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/public.asp
Carl Weissheim	Principal	Weissheim is not a licensed/certified educator in Florida.  Source: http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/public.asp
Joel Jaeger	Head Boys' Staff	Jaeger is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional.  Source: http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/IRM00PRAES/PRASLIST.ASP#theBottom
Rianon Jaeger	Secretary	HEAL does not perform background licensure checks on office/maitenance/clerical personnel.
Carl Vitense	Staff	Vitense is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional.  Source: http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/IRM00PRAES/PRASLIST.ASP#theBottom
Chris Vitense	Staff	Vitense is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional.  Source: http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/IRM00PRAES/PRASLIST.ASP#theBottom
"Mr. Z"	Teacher	HEAL requires full names (first and last, sometimes middle too) in order to perform background licensure checks.
"Mr. Matt"	Staff	HEAL requires full names (first and last, sometimes middle too) in order to perform background licensure checks.
"Mr. Josh"	Staff	HEAL requires full names (first and last, sometimes middle too) in order to perform background licensure checks.
"Mr. Brian"	Staff	HEAL requires full names (first and last, sometimes middle too) in order to perform background licensure checks.
Robert Wasser — Walworth County, Wisconsin, US — May 26, 1999 (charges) Prosecution with case dismissed Robert and Bonnie Wasser dedicated their lives to helping abused and neglected children in a most dedicated fashion — by adopting and raising 22 of them over the years. But one of their daughters turned on them when Robert disapproved of her dropping out of college. She and her boyfriend first attempted to blackmail Robert for sexually abusing her, then filed a civil suit for damages. Later the police got involved and charges were filed. “While the charges against him were eventually dismissed, he lost his job, his reputation was damaged, and he incurred the expense of a court battle.”2 Location: Walworth County, Wisconsin 1 Claimed Innocent: Robert Wasser Accusations: Sexually assault his 19-year-old adopted daughter2 Outcome: Case dismissed. Lost his job and had years of legal expenses.2 Dates: Incident: December 1, 19971, Charges: May 26, 19991, Trial: 20022 Problems: Judicial misconduct. In dismissing the case, judge cited prosecutor's misconduct in providing false information to the court and lying under oath.2 Latest information: June 20032 Source: State of Wisconsin vs. ROBERT R. WASSER Walworth County Case Number 1999CM000235 What is RSS? Filing Date Case Type Case Status  Ascending Date Order  Descending Date Order 05-26-1999 Criminal Closed Defendant Date of Birth Address 09-04-1943 1147 S LAKE SHORE DR, FONTANA,  WI  53125 Branch Id DA Case Number 4 99-0398 Charge(s) Count No. Statute Description Severity Disposition 1 940.225 Sexual Assault-4- Misd. U Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion 2 940.225 Sexual Assault-4- Misd. U Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion   View history and details of Charge(s)/Sentence(s)     Responsible Official Prosecuting Agency Prosecuting Attorney Defense Attorney Gibbs, Michael District Attorney   Danz, David A Defendant Defendant Name Date of Birth Sex Race 1 WASSER, ROBERT R 09-04-1943 Male Caucasian Address Address Updated On 1147 S LAKE SHORE DR, FONTANA,  WI  53125 01-01-2003 JUSTIS ID Finger Print ID             Defendant Attorney(s) Attorney Name Entered   Danz, David A 05-26-1999   Citations Citation 99CM00235-01   Bond Amount Deposit Type Appearance Date and Time Mandatory $ 0.00 None 06-10-1999 at 09:00 am No Name Date of Birth Sex WASSER, ROBERT R 09-04-1943 Male Address Address Updated On 1147 S LAKE SHORE DR, FONTANA,  WI  53125 01-01-2003 Plate Number State Expiration VIN   WI     Issuing Agency Officer Name Violation Date MPH Over Village of Fontana   12-01-1997   Plaintiff Agency Ordinance or Statute Statute Charge Description State of Wisconsin Statute 940.225 Sexual Assault-4- Severity     Misd. U     Citation 99CM00235-02   Bond Amount Deposit Type Appearance Date and Time Mandatory $ 0.00 None 06-10-1999 at 09:00 am No Name Date of Birth Sex WASSER, ROBERT R 09-04-1943 Male Address Address Updated On 1147 S LAKE SHORE DR, FONTANA,  WI  53125 01-01-2003 Plate Number State Expiration VIN   WI     Issuing Agency Officer Name Violation Date MPH Over Village of Fontana   12-01-1997   Plaintiff Agency Ordinance or Statute Statute Charge Description State of Wisconsin Statute 940.225 Sexual Assault-4- Severity     Misd. U   State of Wisconsin vs. ROBERT R. WASSER Walworth County Case Number 1999CM000235 What is RSS? Filing Date Case Type Case Status  Ascending Date Order  Descending Date Order 05-26-1999 Criminal Closed Defendant Date of Birth Address 09-04-1943 1147 S LAKE SHORE DR, FONTANA,  WI  53125 Branch Id DA Case Number 4 99-0398 Charge(s) Count No. Statute Description Severity Disposition 1 940.225 Sexual Assault-4- Misd. U Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion 2 940.225 Sexual Assault-4- Misd. U Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion   View history and details of Charge(s)/Sentence(s)     Responsible Official Prosecuting Agency Prosecuting Attorney Defense Attorney Gibbs, Michael District Attorney   Danz, David A Defendant Defendant Name Date of Birth Sex Race 1 WASSER, ROBERT R 09-04-1943 Male Caucasian Address Address Updated On 1147 S LAKE SHORE DR, FONTANA,  WI  53125 01-01-2003 JUSTIS ID Finger Print ID             Defendant Attorney(s) Attorney Name Entered   Danz, David A 05-26-1999   Citations Citation 99CM00235-01   Bond Amount Deposit Type Appearance Date and Time Mandatory $ 0.00 None 06-10-1999 at 09:00 am No Name Date of Birth Sex WASSER, ROBERT R 09-04-1943 Male Address Address Updated On 1147 S LAKE SHORE DR, FONTANA,  WI  53125 01-01-2003 Plate Number State Expiration VIN   WI     Issuing Agency Officer Name Violation Date MPH Over Village of Fontana   12-01-1997   Plaintiff Agency Ordinance or Statute Statute Charge Description State of Wisconsin Statute 940.225 Sexual Assault-4- Severity     Misd. U     Citation 99CM00235-02   Bond Amount Deposit Type Appearance Date and Time Mandatory $ 0.00 None 06-10-1999 at 09:00 am No Name Date of Birth Sex WASSER, ROBERT R 09-04-1943 Male Address Address Updated On 1147 S LAKE SHORE DR, FONTANA,  WI  53125 01-01-2003 Plate Number State Expiration VIN   WI     Issuing Agency Officer Name Violation Date MPH Over Village of Fontana   12-01-1997   Plaintiff Agency Ordinance or Statute Statute Charge Description State of Wisconsin Statute 940.225 Sexual Assault-4- Severity     Misd. U http://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetails.do;jsessionid=477EAAB97D6EDDDF5BF576100187FFCB.render1?caseNo=1999CM000235&countyNo=64&cacheId=121C910C4B88A95F84B51DAC1D96416C&recordCount=1&off set=0&mode=details&submit=View+Case+Details
THE TRUTH: All segregated congregate care providers, including those on our watch-list, are welcome to contact us to correct any information or provide additional data that may assist with delivering the whole truth to the public.  We've found in many cases where this offer has been abused or resulted in revealing additional basis for our concerns. For some examples see: http://www.heal-online.org/tcfl.htm,  http://www.heal-online.org/bolthouse.htm and http://www.heal-online.org/abundant2.htm.  Now, we are willing to look at the facts and may have questions or require documentation backing up any claims.  We do verify licensing, academic backgrounds, and other qualifications when investigating and researching programs on our watch-list to assist consumers seeking additional information on such programs or victims requiring assistance with getting corroborating evidence of their claims.  We do that in order to make sure the information we provide is accurate and verified and cite our sources.  In the event any information we've posted is in error, we're happy to make a correction.  And, for information on how such requests are handled and have been resolved historically, see: http://www.heal-online.org/requests.htm.  HEAL does not support segregated congregate care for many reasons which include that many such facilities are abusive, exploitative, fraudulent, and lack effective oversight often as a result of fraudulent misrepresentation coupled with the ignorance of those seeking to enroll loved ones in such facilities, programs, schools, or centers without a valid court order and involuntarily.  In the United States such involuntary placements done without a court order are apparently illegal as they either violate the Americans with Disabilities Act community integration requirement or due process rights of those involuntarily placed.  Now, in regards to parents, in the United States parents have the right to waive their own rights, but, not the rights of their minor children.  See http://www.heal-online.org/legalarguments.htm for more information.  Now, most facilities on our watch list include waivers, indemnity clauses, and sworn statements parents must sign assuring the program that the parents have the right to make the placement involuntarily and without due process in a segregated congregate care environment, however, California and federal prosecutors as well as settled law appears to suggest that is not the case.  In fact, in the David Taylor case found at http://www.heal-online.org/provocases.htm, Taylor sued Provo Canyon School and his mother as co-defendants.  His mother was found liable for 75% of the damages awarded to Taylor as a result of multiple complaints including false imprisonment, while the program was found only 25% liable because the mother owed a duty of due diligence to investigate anyone to which she would entrust care of her child and she failed to do so.  Now, HEAL opposes segregated congregate care and we find most placements are happening illegally in the USA which if the youth understood their rights would result in unfortunate outcomes for the parents, particularly when they don't exercise good judgment and support the fraud and abuse rather than their own children when they need remedy and justice.  And, HEAL supports all victims of fraud and abuse in seeking remedies at law for any crimes or torts committed against them.  And, that's true whether or not the program or victims are in the USA.  HEAL has a 5 point argument against segregated congregate care we'd like you to consider: a.  Segregated care is unconstitutional and a civil rights violation.  It is only permissible if a person is unable to survive independent of an institutional environment.  For more on this, watch the HEAL Report at  https://youtu.be/C4NzhZc4P0A.  Or, see:   http://www.ada.gov/olmstead/  which includes in part:    "United States v. Florida – 1:12-cv-60460 – (S.D. Fla.) – On April 7, 2016, the United States filed an Opposition to the State of Florida’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.  In the Motion, the State had asked the Court to rule, on a variety of grounds, that the United States could not recover damages for unnecessarily institutionalized children to whom the State had been deliberately indifferent." b.  Institutionalization is always dehumanizing and coercive.  Institutionalization always harms the institutionalized and deprives them of protected civil rights.  Dr. David Straker, Psychiatry Professor at Columbia University's School of Medicine (Ivy League) explains this in detail at http://changingminds.org/disciplines/sociology/articles/institutionalization.htm.  "Many institutions, from prisons to monasteries to asylums, deliberately want to control and manage their inmates such that they conform and do not cause problems. Even in less harsh environments, many of the institutionalization methods may be found, albeit in more moderated form (although the psychological effect can be equally devastating)."  (See website linked in this paragraph for more info.) c.  Institutionalization is not in the best interest of children.  Institutions are not ever better for a child than living with a loving family.  Source:   http://www.unicef.org/cambodia/12681_23295.html        d.  Reform schools, residential treatment programs, and other segregated congregate care settings have been shown to be ineffective and harmful.  Best source on this currently is:     https://www.acgov.org/probation/documents/EndoftheReformSchoolbyVinny.doc e. Boarding Schools, even the "good ones", result in a form of social death, isolation, and cause both anxiety and depression.  Therefore, it is clearly not in the best interest of the youth subjected to those environments.  Sources: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/08/boarding-school-syndrome-joy-schaverien-review and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/11662001/The-truth-about-boarding-school-syndrome.html Beyond the above arguments against segregated congregate care, we have reports from the NIH, Surgeon General, Yale University Studies, and much more showing the methodologies of behavior modification are damaging, harmful, and ineffective.  You can request these documents via e-mail.  In addition, for such programs offering academic services or claiming to offer diplomas, certifications, or the like, it is important to check to see if it is a diploma mill with no accredited academic services.  Please see article: "Avoiding Scams: What You Need To Know"  for important information on how to avoid education/training scams. If you'd like to see what HEAL suggests rather than segregated congregate care (i.e. committing a crime or tort against your child if done against their will without a court order), please see articles: "Fix Your Family, Help Your Teen" and "How Would You Handle My Out of Control Teen?". If you have a complaint against any facility, please file a complaint with the appropriate law enforcement agency or your home state's attorney general.  For reporting resources see: http://www.heal-online.org/report.htm.  (Reporting guide is for USA only at this time.)
On December 22nd, 2020, HEAL Missionaries confirmed that the Calvary Academy Ministries AKA Calvary Academy is permanently closed.  First with the Google search results showing that shown below and second by calling and finding their phone has been disconnected.  So, this to us confirms they are permanently closed.:

 Last Updated: December 22nd, 2020

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