Three officials at a Christian school have been accused of covering up sexual assaults.

Morgan Daugherty, 35, Dominique Washington, 35, and Stacy Bargeman, 58, all of Lake Charles, were booked in the case.

The investigation began in September, when Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives received a complaint about sexual assaults at Hamilton Christian School in Lake Charles.

During the investigation, detectives discovered multiple sexual assaults occurred between students from March to September of this year. Detectives say that Daughtery, who was principal, and Washington, who was coach, knew about the assaults and tried to hide the information from both school staff and law enforcement.

Bargeman, an employee at the school, sent threatening messages to other

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