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Area rehab founder faces charges for grand theft, insurance fraud, more

Rehab founder Christopher Bathum, 58, faces multiple charges in two separate cases — one related to health care fraud, and another related to sexual assault. Next month, he is expected to be sentenced in both cases. Photo Submitted

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Staff Report
3:20 pm PST January 10, 2020
Christopher Bathum, the founder of a drug and alcohol treatment facility that previously operated in Malibu and beyond, was back in court this week.

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