The adopted son of former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin claims he was used to boost the Republican ’s public perception during his gubernatorial bid and was later abandoned, according to a report.
In 2012, Bevin traveled to Ethiopia and returned with four children — including 5-year-old “Noah,” a pseudonym used to protect the minor, the UK newspaper The Times first reported. Noah, now 17, claims the Bevins sent him to an abusive troubled teen program in Jamaica.
When the Times asked Noah why he believed he was adopted by the Bevins, he replied: “Public image.”
Bevin served as the state’s governor from 2015 to 2019. After Bevin lost the governorship in 2019, Noah was sent to a facility in Florida and then was later sent to the Atlantis Leadership Academy (ALA) in Jamaica.
ALA bills itself as an “affordable, structured Boarding Academy serving young men who possess strong leadership skills, though they’ve taken some wrong turns in their lives.” However, the Times’ investigation of the facility revealed abusive practices and filthy conditions.