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. READ MORE
Jim Jones would be envious…
Couldn’t get passed the photo of cruiser that has FBI Police on it. Do they now police the FBI? Needed after Spygate.
The FBI are making the accusations about drug use, child abuse and a host of other criminal activities. Are we sure these “cult members” aren’t just local re-elect Trump committee member’s meetings?
OK……….. John Podesta has to be mixed up in this somehow!!!!
The FBI on the case!
Which probably means it could have been busted up and arrests made about 4 years ago, had it been an actual police agency with competent staff. lol. Perhaps they got sidetracked looking for Russians?
Admittedly, I haven’t yet read the 61 pg doc, but the article is vague at best as to convictions/conclusions. So the cult had been reported as early as 2006, yet the last notation of contact w/LE is 2013 resulting in “reports closed”?
Regardless, it takes 7 yrs to investigate child abuse?
OTOH, I’m so glad the FBI removed that dangerous Manafort from our streets.
Sure, but did they intend to do all those things? Comey, what’s your opinion?
I pray that the ATF stays out of it.
Yes, it sounds horrible. But remember this investigation is being run by the FBI, so much or all of this may not be true. Remember the same people burned 80 plus men, women, and children alive in Waco TX. That investigation came up with many of the same conclusions of crime and yet most of it was lies.
Anything ‘hidden’ or unchecked by media attracts pervs and crooks. Just look at the US government after 8 years of diaper changing by the media.