KOB
June 17, 2008
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CLAYTON, N.M. (AP) - The leader of an apocalyptic sect who fasted to force the state to release a teenager taken from the group's compound near Clayton says the state has released the girl to her parents.
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| Wayne Bent |
Wayne Bent - who is accused of sex crimes against underage female followers - posted a note on the group's Web site saying the girl, whom he identified as Willow, was released Tuesday.
Bent, who heads The Lord Our Righteousness Church, began a fast June 6 but wrote Tuesday he will end it when he sees the girl's face.
The 67-year-old sect leader, who calls himself Michael Travesser, has been indicted on two counts each of criminal sexual contact of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
He denies anyone was molested.
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