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Burned, beaten, forced into fight clubs: Former cadets accuse National Guard camp of brutality

Nathanael Royal and his mother, Shayna Royal, discuss what happened to him when he was a cadet at Freestate ChalleNGe Academy, a National Guard camp for at-risk youth. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)
Nathanael Royal and his mother, Shayna Royal, discuss what happened to him when he was a cadet at Freestate ChalleNGe Academy, a National Guard camp for at-risk youth. (Lloyd Fox/Staff)
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Former cadets accuse Maryland’s National Guard Freestate ChalleNGe Academy of abuse, unsafe conditions and a lack of oversight, prompting scrutiny of the program’s practices and leadership.

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