Inside creepy Children of God cult where victims are tortured and forced to memorise bible passages
The Children of God cult, founded in 1968, established communes all over the world and had 15,000 members at one point. But survivors say they were subjected to abuse
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Sharen Seitz with her parents, who later fled the organisation (Image: Sharen Seitz / SWNS)
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Cult survivor opens up about flirty fishing and bathing with multiple kids
Sharen Seitz, 33, from Colorado, US, has opened up about painful memories of child abuse at the hands of a cult. Now she s looking back on her days in the organisation
13:03, 26 MAY 2021
Sharen Seitz opened up about the cult she was born into as a child (Image: Sharen Seitz / SWNS)
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EXCLUSIVE: Woman born into Family International cult - whose members included Joaquin Phoenix and Rose McGowan- tells how she was taught sex was sharing God s love with others but was beaten and spent hours locked in a closet
Sharen Seitz, 33, of Boulder, Colorado, was born into The Family International cult - formerly known as The Children of God
She recalled being beaten as a child and spending hours locked in a closet where she was forced to memorize Bible passages as a punishment
She also went a long time not knowing who her parents were because she was taught to believe all her fellow cult members were her relatives, she says