BREAKING: Jeremy Jordan’s Cousin Sarah Released From ‘Ex-Gay’ Boarding School

Heartlight Ministries Founder Denies School Provides ‘Treatment Services for Sexual Identity’

“Supergirl” actor Jeremy Jordan’s cousin, Sarah, is no longer being held at a Christian boarding school in East Texas, according to a statement posted on the facility’s website Thursday. NCRM in an exclusive Wednesday evening reported that Heartland was the facility Sarah had been checked in to.

Mark Gregston, founder and executive director of Heartlight Ministries, which operates the school, also denied allegations that the organization practices so-called “ex-gay” therapy.

Sarah’s plight has made national headlines in recent days, after Jordan and other family members claimed the teen’s parents sent her to the facility in an effort to change her sexual orientation. 

“It is disheartening to see that this young woman has had elements of her story made widely public without her consent,” Gregston’s statement reads. “The assertion that this teen was held at Heartlight Ministries against her will, or that Heartlight provides any ‘treatment’ services for sexual identity, are categorically untrue.

“Heartlight is a residential counseling program for teenagers who struggle with a wide range of behavioral and emotional issues,” the statement continues. “While this young women is no longer at Heartlight, should she ever personally choose to return, we would welcome her with open arms.”

Jeremy Jordan had said via Facebook that Sarah had “been placed at a remote boarding facility to help “pray away the gay” for a year with no communication to the outside world,” was “trapped against her will at a terrible facility in Texas.” 

Jordan has not yet acknowledged on social media that his cousin has been released.

Last month, Sarah’s aunt filed a lawsuit against her parents, seeking to have her released from the school, where she allegedly was being held against her will. 

Jeremy Jordan’s brother, Joey Jordan, launched a GoFundMe page to pay for the lawsuit that had raised more than $61,000 by Thursday morning. According to the GoFundMe page, if there is money left over, it will go toward Sarah’s college education. 

As we reported earlier, Sarah’s mother has denied sending her to Heartlight to undergo reparative therapy. However, Sarah’s aunt’s lawsuit alleges that her father and a family pastor admitted they wanted to change her sexual orientation. 

Despite Gregston’s claim that Heartlight doesn’t practice reparative therapy, his online posts indicate he believes being gay is a choice that goes against biblical teachings. 

 

Image of Jeremy Jordan via Facebook