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1.  “JUDY’S” RESCUE 

One of the earliest survivors to have been rescued from a cult and brought to light from the brink of suicide as a young woman, “Judy” is now a wife and mother residing in New York.  F.A.C.T. values each and every survivor who reaches out for help. 

2. WORLD OF FAITH 

F.A.C.T. worked relentlessly for 3 years to rescue children against the abuse of 5 church leaders of the “Word of Faith Fellowship” in Spindle, North Carolina.  By working with the Associated Press and North Carolinian law enforcement agencies, F.A.C.T. was instrumental in bringing indictments upon the guilty parties in front of a grand jury.

3. VICTORY OUTREACH RELIGIOUS CULT 

F.A.C.T. invested 2 years in working alongside authorities to legally expose the Victory Outreach church-front of exploiting the system and abusing workers through unfair labor practices, abusive conditions and garnishing of governmental benefits. 

4. LEV TAHOR RELIGIOUS CULT 

F.A.C.T. navigated international authorities and court systems to rescue young children suffering under the clutches of physical, sexual, mental and emotional abuse within the religious cult Lev Tahor. 

5. EPSTEIN CASE 

F.A.C.T. has implemented victim counseling services for the mental health of 2 Jeffrey Epstein survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation. 

6. NXIVM CULT 

In partnership with California therapists and foundations, F.A.C.T. has implemented a victim counseling program for 5 NXIVM survivors of undue influence, sex trafficking, and child pornography.

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The best way to prevent abuse from happening is through education.  Through education, we empower the powerless, educate at-risk populations and past victims of abuse of key red-flag-indicators, we prevent re-victimization and future abuse.

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Response to Facebook Shambhala Open Discussion

 

We are absolutely against any smear campaign. We are only interested in the truth and will not participate in any smear campaign nor have FACT, Inc's name included in any way regarding that. The only way we are willing to participate is if there is true fact finding and evidence to substantiate allegations.

FACT, Inc. and Tibor Stern on behalf of Sharon Stern Estate is always willing to help all victims, including Naropa / Shambhala victims. 

FACT, Inc., nor Tibor Stern, will not be financing any kind of lawsuit nor will we seek out any suit against Naropa or Shambhala.   

Tibor Stern on behalf of Sharon Stern's Estate reserves the right to sue Naropa at    anytime for her wrongful death. We will help coordinate any efforts for justice by survivors who are willing to come  forward. 

We will not be part of any smear campaign. Please refrain from using FACT, Inc's and Tibor Stern's name for your interests.

Sincerely, 

The F.A.C.T., Inc Team 

The Dangerous Duo

The Dangerous Duo

Disclaimer: F.A.C.T. is not responsible in any way for the information provided to us by victims or witnesses of the following alleged abuse.

This evil duo is destroying innocent, vulnerable children and young, female students through the controversial, grotesque, sad and suffering in nature, destructive dance of Butoh.

            Ryuji Oka aka Rizome Lee 

Allegations have surfaced and were filed against Lee

for pedophilia with 3 girls ages 5-15 years old. 

We will notify all related authorities worldwide to stop these dangerous psychopaths from further harming, abusing and exploiting innocent children and vulnerable, young female students.

"My name is [male, name protected].  I am from Canada.  I was a witness to the September 20, 2019 pedophilia confession of "Rhizome Lee" while participating as a student within programming of Subbody Butoh School in India.  After this confession, I understood that "Rhizome Lee" had a history of victimizing children. 

I give permission for Tibor to use this information."

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"...We recently heard the confession of our mentor/ teacher (Ryuji Oka, a Japanese national living here on a tourist via, also known as Rizome Lee) that he had sexually abused three underage girls over the last 15 years.  Since we heard this statement, we contacted a psychologist who connected us to your organization. 

We are concerned about future victims and there are currently 2 children who live with the family that works for him at the Subbody Resonance Butoh dance studio in Jogiwara, Dharamsala, Kangra. 

In late August 2019, [male, name protected], [female, name protected], and a group of former students first heard the information from [female, name protected] (another guide) at a retreat in Serbia. She told us that Oka had had a history of sexually abusing underage girls."

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This letter is a written confirmation that I was a witness to the confession of Ryuki Oka also known as Rhizome Lee, made on September 20, 2019 at the Himalaya Subbody Butoh School in Dharamsala, India.  In his confession Oka expressed that he had received sexual pleasure from touching three (3) young girls ages 5 to 15 years.

I give you permission to use this letter.

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Hi, My name is [name protected] (people know me as [name protected]) from South Korea.   

I visited Lee about a week after he confessed in class.  One friend of mine and I went to his office to confirm what he did to the children of one family who were working in school and the children from neighborhood.  He confessed he took one girl after another coz for him it felt like real love.  He said he started getting close to them by playing some role play and so on and after he said he even asked them to be his girlfriend.  He said after one rejected him he needed to find another victim.   

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Katsura Kan

Katsura Kan was found guilty a Florida

court for the wrongful death of his student

Sharon Stern.

Link to documents in wrongful death suit

Katsura Kan admitted to having sex with 160 of his female students. Complaints came in from one

of his female students who was allegedly drugged and raped by him. 

It is hard to believe that Naropa University in Boulder Colorado would employ this kind of evil teacher

to lecture in the classroom in the subjects of philosophy and psychology, thereby putting their aspiring

and ambitious students at risk. 

Katsura Kan was a frequent guest teacher of Lee's school, the Himalaya SubBody Butoh School. When

the student complained about Lee's pedophilia, he ignored the warnings and continued his engagement 

with the school and Lee. 

 

Tibor Stern approached Naropa University/ Shambala with regard to correcting the (in our opinion) troubling relationships between teachers and students in order to stop what we believe is the continued sexual exploitation of students by faculty.  Such exploitation has been occurring since the inception of Naropa/ Shambala and has been well-documented throughout the history of the school.  Naropa's response was that 'we have heard enough from Tibor Stern'.

Please share this post.  By sharing this post worldwide, we believe that you will help us in the fight against injustice and abuses and protect innocent human beings from harm.

We will keep you updated.

F.A.C.T. Inc. Team

Tibor Sterns second and final response to Rachel Aviv's New Yorker article

In response to all of the so called 'experts' in cult abuses, we would suggest too all of those mavens that before you make unqualified, out-of-touch and ignorant statements concerning cult abuses, brainwash and undue influence, you get familiar with the subject, in our opinion.

In this case, we know that society is infected by this epidemic of cult abuses.  Of course, for uber liberals, it's always easier to blame the victims, especially when they are highly successful in society. We believe that all those who responded so negatively could be called blind followers of Rachel Aviv.

When it comes to understanding the underprivileged, vulnerable and sick, it is our opinion that it should not be a liberal or conservative discussion, but a neutral human consideration and approach with compassion.

We understand that many out there do not have anything better to do than to discuss other people's business and play the yenta.

At this point, Tibor Stern and F.A.C.T. are not interested in further reading or responding to comments and have better use for our time in continuing our work to help the victims of such abuses.

If you are interested in learning about cult abuses and the negative effects of undue influence, the History Channel's recent episode more accurately describes the situation -which we have provided the preview above for you.

For the full episode please go to History Channel Season 1 Episode 12

Stay Healthy,

F.A.C.T. Inc. Team

F.A.C.T. Board Member Mark Postelnek, responds to New Yorker article about Sharon Stern

As a member of the Board of Directors of Families Against Cult Teachings (FACT), the organization established by Tibor Stern after his daughter’s suicide, I read with great personal interest “Dancer in the Dark” by Rachel Aviv.

For the most part, I found the article to be well written and informative. However, Ms. Aviv’s portrayal of Katsura Kan calls into question whether she was unwittingly susceptible to his charismatic appeal, common to cults of personality. To attribute nobility to any aspect of Kan’s character or to suggest that he was an innocent victim of an evil fairy tale or the victim of a witch hunt perpetrated by Sharoni’s father defies reality.

Kan, in his role as Sharoni’s mentor, master, guru and sensei, betrayed his ethical obligations to his protegee. Kan, knew that Sharoni was immature, unstable and vulnerable. There were ample warning signs that she was becoming unhinged. He acknowledged that Butoh was a “bit too much for Sharoni” but he nonetheless subjected her to the disabling forces of darkness while she was in an altered state of consciousness. He led her down the path of depersonalization, only to abandon her as she was falling into emptiness, denying her access to the requisite guidance to get through the ordeal. Kan’s suggestive innuendoes reported by Ms. Aviv (i.e. “Continue your search in another world” and “You must suicide yourself”) constitutes culpable negligence especially when knowingly made to a person experiencing self-disintegration. Sharoni surrendered herself to Kan who exploited his devotee with the misguided expectation that they would “keep seeking together till the end of life, or more?” The potent forces of Butoh, in the hands of a narcissistic master that shrieks his responsibilities of guidance and protection of his student precipitated Sharoni’s descent into psychotic episodes of dread and her ultimate death.

Nor was Kan a victim of the American judicial system. He was afforded appropriate due process. The civil proceedings against him were subject to appellate review on multiple occasions. Kan considered the cultural divide between Japan and the U.S. regarding suicide as placing him above American law that served to hold him accountable for being the proximate cause of Sharoni’s death. The article should celebrate American jurisprudence that encourages the evolution of justice to hold accountable those who undertake the responsibility of the well-being of a person in his(her) charge. And Tibor Stern should be commended for his dedication, at great personal sacrifice and expense, to the pursuit of justice. Referencing the Sterns as a family attracted to the diamond simply has no place in this story as it only conjures up stereotypical ethnic prejudices.

The followers of Butoh would be well advised to study the proscriptions related to the study of the Kabbalah, a potent force of Jewish mysticism. It was with this in mind that the Shach, a 17th century commentator on Jewish Law, suggested that the study of mysticism be deferred until the age of 40 when one is imbued with the requisite wisdom and maturity necessary to comprehend the esoteric aspects of Kabbalah. The purpose was to avoid misguided applications with the potential of disastrous consequences based upon misunderstanding and distortion.

Sharoni came under the sway of Katsuri Kan as an uninitiated neophyte. She was easy prey for a sociopath devoid of respect and regard for the traditional boundaries between teacher and student. He is not the victim: he is the villain.

Marc Postelnek

PO Box 1844 

Boca Raton, FL 33429

(305) 962 7111