Felony charges filed in rural Nevada school abuse case

Las Vegas • A defense lawyer on Wednesday challenged prosecutors to prove 45 felony child abuse or neglect charges filed against his clients, the owners of a shuttered private boarding school for at-risk teens in rural Nevada.“Good luck trying to prove your case,” said Thomas Gibson, attorney for Marcel Chappuis and Patricia Chappuis, a married couple accused of subjecting students at Northwest Academy to physical, mental and verbal abuse and forcing them to drink tainted tap wa