GUATEMALA
The Yeshiva World
According to reports from Guatemalan news agencies, the building housing members of the “Lev Tahor” cult have been raided by the Public Ministry (MP) which investigates allegations of child abuse.
Authorities were reportedly notified of parents exposing their children to severe punishments that have resulted in injuries.
Personnel involved in the raid include the Attorney General’s Office.
Recently, a court in Guatemala indicted the ex-mayor of a small town for “participating in the expulsion of a religious community.”
In 2014, some 230 members of the Lev Tahor cult were forced out of the village following religiously tainted disputes with its Mayan residents, who are Roman Catholic. The local elders’ council voted against the group.
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