CANADA
CBC
Quebec’s provincial police force has been investigating the Lev Tahor community for nearly two years, according to search warrants obtained by CBC and other media outlets that fought to have the documents made public.
The documents are heavily redacted and provide no information as to the nature of the criminal infractions cited as a cause for the warrants — which led to a raid being carried out at two homes in Chatham, Ont., on Jan. 29.
It’s also not public what was seized at the homes.
However, the documents say the Sûreté du Québec has been investigating Lev Tahor members since April 2012 – after receiving information alleging physical abuse of children and unlawful confinement of minors. It was also alleged that underage girls were being forced to marry much older men.
The allegations, which were never cross-examined in court, have not resulted in charges and members of the Lev Tahor group have always maintained they are false.
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