The children were starved, beaten, tortured and deprived for years! Some of the children were shackled to furniture. The children, ages 2 to 29, were so emaciated the older ones
still looked like children. Authorities thought the 17-year-old daughter
who escaped and called 911 was only 10 when they found her.
"They develop a kind of cultish doomsday type of religion where the
father becomes this mythical leader and the mother and children's duty
is to serve the father,"
Many will ask why did it take so long for one of these siblings to escape and go for help.
History has taught us that parents convicted in similar cases exerted extreme control over their children though intimidation, psychological and physical coercion, and in addition the parents frequently possessed their own belief system, which they would brainwash their children into believing and then practicing.
Vulnerable children growing up in these abusive, torturous circumstances are conditioned and raised to believe that their only source of survival is with their abusers. They are cut off from society, from an education, from television, from playing with other kids etc. They are psychologically, physically, emotionally and mentally stunted!
This case is very reminiscent of the 2010 Marcus Wesson case : http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/marcus-wesson-mass-murder-surviving-family-speaks-abuse/story?id=11089648
More on the 13 siblings and their story:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/girls-escape-exposes-horror-13-siblings-captive-52398392
Preventative education is essential, being inquisitive and alert to the people, children, groups, churches etc that are around us is essential and is all of our responsibilities.
The extraordinary amount of courage and strength these 13 siblings posses - to have endured so much - our hearts and prayers go out to them.
https://www.familiesagainstcultteachings.org/Cult-Education/
Thank you,
The FACT Team
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