US EditionGuatemala Authorities Rescue Over 200 From Lev Tahor Sect Amid Abuse Allegations
- Guatemalan authorities rescued over 200 individuals from the Lev Tahor sect due to abuse allegations, including 160 minors and 40 women.
- The National Civil Police and military conducted a raid on the sect's compound, located about 55 miles southeast of the capital.
- A complaint in November detailed possible crimes, including forced pregnancies and mistreatment of minors.
- Evidence indicated forms of human trafficking against minors, such as forced marriage and abuse, highlighting the priority of protecting children.
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Sun-Sentinel
Guatemalan authorities take 160 minors from extremist Lev Tahor sect after abuse allegations
Authorities in Guatemala raided the compound of Lev Tahor, an extremist Jewish sect, and removed 160 children and teenagers after allegations of abuse and human trafficking. The law enforcement raid is the latest legal action against the group, which is often described as a cult. In 2022, two leaders of the sect were given 12 years in prison on charges of kidnapping children and exploiting them for sexual purposes. Earlier this year, three membe…
The Washington Hispanic
Children taken from shelter by members of the Jewish sect in Guatemala are recovered
On Monday, Guatemalan authorities recovered a number of children who members of the Jewish sect Lev Tahor stole from a shelter where they were in custody, following a raid on the estate of this ultra-Orthodox group investigated for alleged sexual abuse of minors. Between struggles with adult members of the sect, police and officials recovered the minors in the early morning of this Monday, observed an AFP photographer. The children were with adu…
Guatemala: 160 children rescued from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect suspected of sexual violence
The police intervention was motivated by suspicions of human trafficking “in the form of forced pregnancies, child abuse and rape”, according to the prosecutor. The presumed bones of a minor were also found on site.
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