Extremist Lev Tahor cult member Michoel Goldman has acknowledged that the group weds off females as young as 14.
In response to inquiries from Guatemalan media, Goldman stated that he thinks the group’s youngest mother is “14 or 15 years old,” while the group’s oldest lady is 50.
“Yes,” he said, “we marry off youngsters.”
A 14-year-old girl who was saved from the sect gave birth to a child on Tuesday night, according to Bechadrei. The girl was brought to a hospital, where welfare officials are keeping an eye on her.
After allegedly suffering from horrific torture, 160 youngsters were rescued from the Lev Tahor cult complex in Guatemala on Friday.
The radical group had set up shop 78 kilometers southeast of Guatemala City, close to the city of Oratorio. According to the Guatemalan prosecution, the police conducted the raid in response to accusations regarding rampant child abuse, including forced marriages, human trafficking, and abuse.
Authorities suspect that the 40 women and 160 children who were captured during the operation were severely abused by the cult leaders and their members.
After four kids escaped last month and alerted the authorities, the operation was conducted.
{Matzav.com}