Barry Gerard Prendergast

Zack Prendergast

Barry Gerard Prendergast (U.S. citizen, aka Zach or Zack).
In February 1997 he founded the Colorado non-profit corporation Family Services Colorado, Inc. In July 1999, Mr. Prendergast and his spouse Naomi Prendergast received the "Parents of the Year" award from the National Parents Day Foundation at a ceremony on Capitol Hill. Former members who heard of the award identified Mr. Prendergrast as a member of the Family who had abused children at a Victor Camp in Italy in the 1980s. After inquiries from Houston Chronicle reporter Evan Moore and others, the Prendergasts returned the award.

More information

• Tribute to Naomi and Zack Prendergast — Statement by former U.S. Representative Scott McInnis of Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, 1999-07-21
• "National Parents Day Award goes to Cult Member," Ron Jones, soc.religion.christian, 1999-08-04
• Houston Chronicle: Past returns to haunt 'Parent of the Year' — 1999-08-04
• Daily Camera: Parenting Award Controversial — 1999-08-06
• Rocky Mountain News: Longmont dad denies ties to 'happy hookers' — 1999-08-06
• Colorado Springs Gazette: Man who returned parenting award denies ties to cult — 1999-08-07
• The Independent: Parent of the Year `ran camp for cult' — 1999-08-07

Multimedia

• ABC "Extra" on the Prendergast 'Parent of the Year' controversy–1999-08-06 (3:12, 1.2MB)

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