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JAMES WHITE
 Died December 12, 2005

 It is a sad day in America when a child dies and virtually no one knows about it ...

Lancaster NewEra's February 9, 2006, article states: "We have heard rumors that things aren't well at SummitQuest Academy and will be conducting a thorough investigation." Another SummitQuest resident, James White, 17, of Philadelphia, died Dec. 12. An autopsy conducted here showed he had an enlarged heart and died of natural causes.

It is interesting that the same County Coroner who ruled James died from an enlarged heart and natural causes also claimed Joey died this way. However, Joey's mom and her attorney would tell you otherwise. Joey's autopsy report showed he suffered from a hematoma from his temple to his jaw, his organs were damaged, he had marks consistent with slugs and kicks on his body, his stomach contents were in his nasal cavity, and more.

CAICA and their researchers have searched for information surrounding the death of this boy. His death went unnoticed until Giovanni "Joey" Aletriz died a month later - at the same facility. If you have witnessed these deaths or if you have information or articles surrounding the deaths of these children, please forward the information to us at info@caica.org

 
April 25, 2006 JOB OPENING AT SUMMITQUEST: Counselor Aide - Summer Temporary Jun-Aug: Amazingly, a person with a high school diploma meets ViaQuest's qualifications for (according to their own website) working with "the most challenging cases of individuals with behavior and mental health diagnoses"
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April 6, 2006

Mother seeks changes at center: Allentown woman takes case to Capitol. Her son died while at SummitQuest Academy after being restrained

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April 5, 2006 Mom Claims Death of Son in Treatment Center was No Accident
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April 2, 2006 No charges will be filed in teen's death
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April 1, 2006 No charges in death of teen at Lancaster County behavioral center
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March 31, 2006

Teen's death: no charges
 

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March 22, 2006 Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy, Inc.'s  Review of SummitQuest Academy - READ THEIR FINDINGS
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February 9, 2006 Family Seeks Answers in Boy's Death - 
Giavianni "Joey" Alteriz and James White
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February 9, 2006 Giavianni "Joey" Alteriz: Initial autopsy: Restrained teen was suffocated
 The autopsy showed evidence of a traumatic injury to the left side of the teen's head, chest compression, lesions inside his shoulders, and bleeding near his shoulder blade, in his ribs and in his spinal area, the attorney said.
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February 9, 2006 James White
 "We have heard rumors that things aren't well at SummitQuest Academy and will be conducting a thorough investigation." Another SummitQuest resident, James White, 17, of Philadelphia, died Dec. 12. An autopsy conducted here showed he had an enlarged heart and died of natural causes.
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February 8, 2006

Police: Teen dies after reportedly being restrained
Giavinni "Joey" Alteriz
 

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February 7, 2006

2nd teen death at facility probed - Giavinni "Joey" Alteriz
 

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SummitQuest/
ViaQuest
 		 The ViaQuest Website (click here)
 

CORONER INVESTIGATED BEFORE  

 

County Coroner Website to Lancaster County: Gary Kirchner, MD, Coroner
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March 20, 2006 First Amendment and Freedom of the Press: Computers Seized
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March 19, 2006

Lancaster Newspaper’s Computers Seized by PA Attorney General

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March 15, 2006

Newspaper's computers seized by government officials
 

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March 14, 2006 State Attorney General Seizes Newspaper Hard Drives
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March 13, 2006 Pa. seizes paper's computer hard disks: The Attorney General's Office says they may show evidence of a felony: unauthorized use of a restricted Web site (click here)
March 12, 2006

Court OKs search
 

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March 10, 2006 Court OKs look at reporters' files: Coroner under fire in the past
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February 5, 2006 State targets county coroner
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February 5, 2006 State targets county coroner
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                                         MORE VIAQUEST NEWS/DEATHS

March 30, 2006
State wants group home operator's license revoked
One boy drowned; sex abuse alleged
 
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March 30, 2006 New Claim About Group Home Operator
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March 29, 2006 Group Home in Jeopardy - The State Has Moved to Strip ViaQuest's Certification in Ohio
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March 29, 2006
Group-home operator faulted
State unhappy with care given to troubled children, but ViaQuest disputes allegations
 
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2002-2003 Program Design Inventory for SummitQuest
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October 8, 2004 Another Child Dies at ViaQuest Facility
Autistic Boy's Death Under Investigation
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Autistic Boy Parents Sue Group Home For Son's Death
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  Kathleen Ann Kaiser Struggled to breathe
44-Year Old Woman Dies at ViaQuest Facility - Not just for kids?
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  ViaQuest Purchased The Terraces, a Facility with Over 20 Violations of State Requirements - ViaQuest's Comments
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No Date Ohio's secret shame: Abuse and neglect
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