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FBI Documents Show Alleged Child Sex Abuse, Drug Trafficking at Twelve Tribes
[Epoch Times] The FBI released redacted documents this week on the cult community known as "Twelve Tribes," revealing numerous allegations against the group including child sexual abuse, drug trafficking, ritual abuse, and forced labor.The 61-page document‐released by the bureau’s Vault library on June 25‐included separate complaints detailing the alleged crimes, mostly against children. The cult has communes all over the United States including Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Florida, California, Tennessee, and more. In 2013, a preliminary investigation was conducted by the FBI based on a complaint the bureau received from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office that children were being "sexually exploited" at a Twelve Tribes compound at Hiddenite, North Carolina. The case was closed in the same year. Twelve Tribes has communes around the world, with the Hiddenite location being one of its training centers. Documents showed that drugs were used at the commune and placed into "ritual" bread‐usually LSD and hallucinogenic plants as well as heroin and meth. There were also ritual ceremonies once a month that involved the bread being broken and gang rapes. Punishment within the cult involved being beaten with a rod and having the wife or children of the accused being sexually assaulted by other cult members. The sheriff’s office had been aware of the Hiddenite location since 2006 and that much of the land in the area was owned by the cult since families who joined had to turn over their property. Members of the Hiddenite compound also allegedly were forced to go to a location and work all night and day for "three straight days" in what was known as a "push" that involved three or six members. Those working were allowed to drink coffee that may have had something added to it to keep them awake. Posted by: Besoeker 2019-06-29 |
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