Summary

Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children from the Lev Tahor sect, known for extremist practices including child marriage and abuse, during a raid on their farm in Oratorio.

Prosecutors suspect forced pregnancies, mistreatment, and rape.

Two days later, sect members tried to break into the care center housing the children, clashing with police in an effort to take them back.

Authorities secured the children and ensured their protection.

The Jewish Community of Guatemala disavowed the sect and supported investigations to protect vulnerable minors from further harm.

    • blunderworld@lemmy.ca
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      4 hours ago

      A lifetime of supressing sexual urges inevitability turns into something very ugly. And children are vulnerable and easily manipulated by adults into keeping quiet. Its fucking disgusting, to say the least.