'Boys beaten up, branded, sexually abused and humiliated at military boarding school with culture of abuse'

Six boys at a military boarding school are alleged to have suffered sexual attacks, forcible branding, severe beatings and mental abuse at the hands of staff and other students.

The shocking claims are the latest in a growing list of former cadets who allege in a federal lawsuit they were abused at St. John's Military School in Salina, Kansas.

The Episcopal boarding school for boys in grades 6-12, which charges families nearly $30,000 per year, draws students from across the country.

But the latest accusations of sinister abuse follow nine previous abuse-related lawsuits filed since 2006, according to court records. The school have settled these cases.

One unnamed Californian boy was only at the school for four days during which time he was tormented by staff and students after breaking both his legs in separate incidents. Read More