Stolen childhoods | 5
They were robbed of their innocence inside one of the world’s worst cults. Alisha and Amy grew up in the Children of God, where they lived in communes in Australia and overseas. They were beaten, abused and denied access to the outside world. Years later, they are still traumatised by what happened and now want the perpetrators brought to justice
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Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/stolen-childhoods-5/audio/eccdf654dbf32ff9598995ce738b8fe5