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Children of the Cult

Explores the world's most notorious and prolific cults Children of God, through the stories of three British women who escaped its clutches.

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Shortly before I left the cult,
around '92, '93, - Children of the Cult

Shortly before I left the cult, around '92, '93,

The children
did not divulge anything, - Children of the Cult

The children did not divulge anything,

Listening to that you can hear - Children of the Cult

Listening to that you can hear

NEWSREADER: Just over an hour ago,
a Sydney magistrate - Children of the Cult

NEWSREADER: Just over an hour ago, a Sydney magistrate

There was a sense
of heightened vigilance, - Children of the Cult

There was a sense of heightened vigilance,

Everyone was on top alert. - Children of the Cult

Everyone was on top alert.

And earlier today,
the Victorian Supreme Court - Children of the Cult

And earlier today, the Victorian Supreme Court

You're not...
you're not following God's will - Children of the Cult

You're not... you're not following God's will

Everything was being assessed
for security risks, - Children of the Cult

Everything was being assessed for security risks,

Thousands must wait years
for a decent home - Children of the Cult

Thousands must wait years for a decent home

I needed to speak
about the whole picture. - Children of the Cult

I needed to speak about the whole picture.

The real cost in terms
of stunted and distorted lives - Children of the Cult

The real cost in terms of stunted and distorted lives

It's actually quite a technique
of a narcissistic psychopath - Children of the Cult

It's actually quite a technique of a narcissistic psych...

So in 2015,
I made a decision to go back - Children of the Cult

So in 2015, I made a decision to go back

There was no way
that the police and DOCS, - Children of the Cult

There was no way that the police and DOCS,

I don't see
how he sounds like a prophet - Children of the Cult

I don't see how he sounds like a prophet

This time specifically listing - Children of the Cult

This time specifically listing

Everyone has a moment
when there's something missing, - Children of the Cult

Everyone has a moment when there's something missing,

(CHILDREN SING AND CLAP) - Children of the Cult

(CHILDREN SING AND CLAP)

My dad had been abusing me
from the age of about four. - Children of the Cult

My dad had been abusing me from the age of about four.

My mum, she'd come
from a broken home, - Children of the Cult

My mum, she'd come from a broken home,

My great-grandmother's name
was Virginia Brandt Berg. - Children of the Cult

My great-grandmother's name was Virginia Brandt Berg.

We hold the doubts we originally had - Children of the Cult

We hold the doubts we originally had

I felt guilty at the very prospect - Children of the Cult

I felt guilty at the very prospect

During the court case, - Children of the Cult

During the court case,

She was a very big evangelist. - Children of the Cult

She was a very big evangelist.

She was quite lost and vulnerable
and looking for her place in life. - Children of the Cult

She was quite lost and vulnerable and looking for her place ...

MAN: The Children of God
are commonly to be seen - Children of the Cult

MAN: The Children of God are commonly to be seen

Even though I was being abused,
even though my first memories - Children of the Cult

Even though I was being abused, even though my first memorie...

And my mum and Kristina
agreed to speak out - Children of the Cult

And my mum and Kristina agreed to speak out

She started a ministry - Children of the Cult

She started a ministry

They offered her somewhere
she was needed. - Children of the Cult

They offered her somewhere she was needed.

Well, the Daily Mail's revelations
yesterday - Children of the Cult

Well, the Daily Mail's revelations yesterday

And I'm remembering
that there was a pregnant lady - Children of the Cult

And I'm remembering that there was a pregnant lady

During the Depression, - Children of the Cult

During the Depression,

And in joining the Children of God, - Children of the Cult

And in joining the Children of God,

Kristina was born
into the Children of God - Children of the Cult

Kristina was born into the Children of God

I would have never raised a case
against him personally - Children of the Cult

I would have never raised a case against him personally

Her baby was born prematurely
and the baby died. - Children of the Cult

Her baby was born prematurely and the baby died.

Kristina, first of all, - Children of the Cult

Kristina, first of all,

And so she threw herself feet first
into the cult. - Children of the Cult

And so she threw herself feet first into the cult.

She used her youngest child,
David, to sing - Children of the Cult

She used her youngest child, David, to sing

One he's dad.
Regardless of everything else, - Children of the Cult

One he's dad. Regardless of everything else,

I have an elder sister
still in the Children of God - Children of the Cult

I have an elder sister still in the Children of God

It was hard to reconcile the man
in later life with the man that was. - Children of the Cult

It was hard to reconcile the man in later life with the man ...

Tell us how prominently sex featured
in this cult's activities. - Children of the Cult

Tell us how prominently sex featured in this cult's act...

Because, you know, the cult
said I hate the cult - Children of the Cult

Because, you know, the cult said I hate the cult

And, yeah, she exploited him, - Children of the Cult

And, yeah, she exploited him,

You almost ask yourself
like, you know, - Children of the Cult

You almost ask yourself like, you know,

She was part of the Christian Union
in her school as a teenager - Children of the Cult

She was part of the Christian Union in her school as a teena...

But I gave a statement
and I was honest. - Children of the Cult

But I gave a statement and I was honest.

My grandfather
went on to start his own ministries, - Children of the Cult

My grandfather went on to start his own ministries,

Touching, kissing and petting. - Children of the Cult

Touching, kissing and petting.

I gave a true accounting
of the abuse - Children of the Cult

I gave a true accounting of the abuse

Well let's talk to Gideon
and Rachel Scott, - Children of the Cult

Well let's talk to Gideon and Rachel Scott,

Once the congregation started
to expand, - Children of the Cult

Once the congregation started to expand,

MAN: Law enforcement agencies,
health authorities - Children of the Cult

MAN: Law enforcement agencies, health authorities

I cannot comment on this story
because I don't know the details - Children of the Cult

I cannot comment on this story because I don't know the...

The key points of Hope's
statement were what Derek Lincoln - Children of the Cult

The key points of Hope's statement were what Derek Linc...

So my mum decided to quit school
at 16 and to join. - Children of the Cult

So my mum decided to quit school at 16 and to join.

..by adults within - Children of the Cult

..by adults within

She went to her parents
and asked for permission. - Children of the Cult

She went to her parents and asked for permission.

But because of the very nature - Children of the Cult

But because of the very nature

There was no CCTV opportunities - Children of the Cult

There was no CCTV opportunities

They kicked him out
cause he got some, - Children of the Cult

They kicked him out cause he got some,

I think they felt - Children of the Cult

I think they felt

Our children are happy,
well adjusted, well brought up, - Children of the Cult

Our children are happy, well adjusted, well brought up,

It was all based
on what victims could remember. - Children of the Cult

It was all based on what victims could remember.

They never thought
that that would be the last time - Children of the Cult

They never thought that that would be the last time

It's very, very difficult
for an investigator - Children of the Cult

It's very, very difficult for an investigator

Now we have some footage here,
forgive me if I'm somewhat naive, - Children of the Cult

Now we have some footage here, forgive me if I'm somewh...

To enable Police Scotland
to level charges against anyone, - Children of the Cult

To enable Police Scotland to level charges against anyone,

My mother and my father joined
the commune in Kent on the same day. - Children of the Cult

My mother and my father joined the commune in Kent on the sa...

Whenever someone was giving him
a hard time - Children of the Cult

Whenever someone was giving him a hard time

..of a child
when they are continually taught - Children of the Cult

..of a child when they are continually taught

They met on the doorstep
with their stuff, - Children of the Cult

They met on the doorstep with their stuff,

Because we try to take
a very natural and open view - Children of the Cult

Because we try to take a very natural and open view

Hope reported being abused
in what she described - Children of the Cult

Hope reported being abused in what she described

They were struggling to find
young people - Children of the Cult

They were struggling to find young people

They truly believed
that they were in a mission - Children of the Cult

They truly believed that they were in a mission

MAN: And in the last 15 months, - Children of the Cult

MAN: And in the last 15 months,

..didn't know where,
didn't know the addresses. - Children of the Cult

..didn't know where, didn't know the addresses.

And so they wanted to use me
to discredit Kristina. - Children of the Cult

And so they wanted to use me to discredit Kristina.

So that caused a great deal
of investigation - Children of the Cult

So that caused a great deal of investigation

Totally blinded - Children of the Cult

Totally blinded

I told them I didn't want to testify
on the stand, - Children of the Cult

I told them I didn't want to testify on the stand,

All their money, everything, - Children of the Cult

All their money, everything,

The Children of God
managed to remain anonymous - Children of the Cult

The Children of God managed to remain anonymous

Cos I knew that if I didn't,
that I would be shunned, - Children of the Cult

Cos I knew that if I didn't, that I would be shunned,

When my mother
and me lived in Berg's house - Children of the Cult

When my mother and me lived in Berg's house

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Explores the world's most notorious and prolific cults Children of God, through the stories of three British women who escaped its clutches.

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