THE director and an employee of a Christian boot camp in the US have been arrested for allegedly dragging a 15-year-old girl behind a van after she fell back during a morning run.

Charles Flowers and Stephanie Bassitt, of Love Demonstrated Ministries - a 32-day boot camp for at-risk teenagers in Texas - are accused of tying the girl to the van with a rope on 12 June this year and dragging her, according to an arrest statement.

The affadavit says Flowers, the director of the San Antonio-based camp, ordered Bassitt to run alongside the girl after she fell behind.

When the girl stopped running, Bassitt is alleged to have shouted at her and pinned her to the ground while Flowers tied her.

The girl was later treated for scrapes and bruises on her stomach, legs and arms.

The girl’s mother gave investigators photographs of her daughter’s injuries and a sworn statement from a witness who claimed to have seen the girl dragged along on her stomach at least three times.

The camp officials were remanded in custody on 50,000 bail in relation to aggravated assault charges.

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