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Michael Praats
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Investigative Producer, WSOC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Charlotte, Wilmington
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Biography
Investigative producer in Charlotte, NC for WSOC. Former investigative reporter for WECT in Wilmington. RTDNAC Investigative Reporter of the Year.
Government Waste , Politics , Corruption , Investigations
Features, business openings, profiles of people/businesses, general crime
Content
By Michael Praats Verified| WSOC-TV (Charlotte, NC) Verified Trails Carolina, the Wilderness therapy camp in western North Carolina that shut down last year following the death of a 12-year-old boy, faces new legal troubles. A former resident of the camp says she was sent to the camp when she was 12 years old and was sexually assaulted multiple times by a staff member. The girl, known only as Kylee in the lawsuit, claims that after she attempted to run away, she was placed under heavy surveillance.
By Michael Praats Verified| Yahoo Verified Trails Carolina, the Wilderness therapy camp in western North Carolina that shut down last year following the death of a 12-year-old boy, faces new legal troubles. Shuttered wilderness therapy camp in western N.C. faces new lawsuitsA former resident of the camp says she was sent to the camp when she was 12 years old and was sexually assaulted multiple times by a staff member.
By Michael Praats Verified| Yahoo Verified A proposed bill in the North Carolina General Assembly would prohibit state agencies from enacting any Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs and discontinuing any programs that exist already relying on state funds. Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal moneyThe bill prohibits the use of any public funds for DEI initiatives in governmental agencies and private entities, such as nonprofits that receive state funding.
Company Info
WSOC-TV (Charlotte, NC)