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 [[Image:Kathy-Farrell-katrinareliefhomedotcom-2005-09-14-2.jpg|thumb|316px|Kathy Farrel (right), holding donated toys for [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims at the Houston Astrodome, 2005-09]]
-'''Kathy Farrell''' (American; formerly '''Katherine Gambrill''', known pseudonyms include '''Auntie Crystal'''; joined the [[cult]] in 1976) is a current member of [[The Family International]]. She was last known to be living in [[Africa]].  In September [[2005]], she was prominently featured assisting hurricane victims at the Houston Astrodome and other locations on a Family web site, [[KatrinaReliefHome.com]], established to promote the cult's charitable disaster relief efforts.
+'''Kathy Farrell''' (American; formerly '''Katherine Gambrill''', known pseudonyms include '''Auntie Crystal'''; joined the [[cult]] in 1976) is a former member of [[The Family International]]. She was last known to be living in [[Africa]].  In September [[2005]], she was prominently featured assisting hurricane victims at the Houston Astrodome and other locations on a Family web site, [[KatrinaReliefHome.com]], established to promote the cult's charitable disaster relief efforts.
 ==Alleged Child Abuse==

Craven de Kere: /* Apology */

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Apology

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	~~===Apology===~~

	~~On Dec 19th, 2017 an xfamily editor received a request from Kathy to publish an apology that is reproduced verbatim below:~~

	~~<div style="padding: 1em; margin: 10px; border: 2px dotted green;">~~
	~~Aka: Crystal Clear/Crystal Clean/Cryssy~~
	Where to start? First of all I wanted to make a public apology on this page, for anything from the past that has effected teens (now adults) that were in the Family under my care! I am heartbroken, and grieve every time I read another testimony from those who grew up in TFI. Yes, I was deluded, brainwashed, and insensitive to what was really going down. My job as a “Shepherd” was to protect. I basically followed the party line, and got sucked in to wanting to please the Gods! I am sure you witnessed through your parent’s eyes what they have to say about their loyalties. Often sadly they don’t want to acknowledge that they were a part of a horrible experiment that went wrong. It takes guts to face your-self and realize that we were all in this together, and we made some terrible choices that wrecked 1000’s of lives.
	I have not been under their delusion for a long time, and my thoughts are clear. I am sorry, I am sick in my heart, especially since the passing of dear Mene. I have memories of her, in her sad state. She was given to us from WS, the folk’s home, to distance themselves from the problem they created. I basically got stuck with their mess. All I could do was keep her. We were dictated as to the terms of the D.T. program that was invented from the higher powers. I followed blindly, that led into an ugly ditch. I was with Mene for 3 ½ years, it was not an easy gig for us either. We had no clue what to do, her mind had been fractured from the over-spiritualizing, and exacting on this girl, so much weirdness. Of course she wasn’t going to land on her feet, her mental and emotional faculties were gutted!
	The terms of my taking Mene was because I was on silence restriction. Ho told me if I took her in with my mate Michael that I could live with him, and get off the silence gig. This to me seemed very fair, and I bought into it, hook, line and sinker. I never put a hand on her, I listened to what she had to say, although at this stage it was a babbling of so much strangeness, it was very hard to understand. And of course in my self-righteous mind, a “virtue” from the gods, I did look down on her to a degree, as she “consorted with the devil”, as we were told. At the same time I did have a lot of compassion on her. You try figuring it out, we were babes in the woods when it came to physiological abuse, and we too were just trying to get by.
	After Mene, the folks sent us to different locations where teens lived, and we were supposed to help! It was a big flipping mess. They were not happy; the adults felt the teens betrayed them. One woman in particular was screaming down the hallway about those despicable teens, and how they ruined the Family. We are talking droves, and droves of unhappy campers. They wanted us to neatly put it under the carpet. They thought we had a magic bullet to get the teens in line. They gave us about 17 teens into our care in Italy, none of the homes wanted them. A few weeks after the roof fell in, and they had to go back to their former homes. I am not sure what they went back to; oh I know, a bunch of old bottles dictating every shot. It was a mad house of activity going on. At the time we had many meetings with the adults to counsel them on their reactions to the teens, it didn’t really help that much. The adults repulsed me, really, I remember clearly thinking what a bunch of weirdoes. We had to write reports nightly, and send copies all over to the higher Shepherds. Our hands were tied, sucked into this strange, strange cult.
	In all the years of being a teen Shepherd, I can say, that I did try! I was deluded, I am sorry, I am sorry, I am sorry. I wish I knew what I know now. This doesn’t take away from the hurts inflicted, but hopefully you can see past my faults and forgive me. I am truly broken up about this! If you’d like to communicate with me via email I am open to talk, to apologize, and answer any questions. Please do! Cryssy777@gmail.com
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	==See also==		==See also==

Craven de Kere: /* MyConclusion.com posting */

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MyConclusion.com posting

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	''Kathy Farrell is a first-generation member of The Family International''		''Kathy Farrell is a first-generation member of The Family International''
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			===Apology===

			On Dec 19th, 2017 an xfamily editor received a request from Kathy to publish an apology that is reproduced verbatim below:

			<div style="padding: 1em; margin: 10px; border: 2px dotted green;">
			Aka: Crystal Clear/Crystal Clean/Cryssy
			Where to start? First of all I wanted to make a public apology on this page, for anything from the past that has effected teens (now adults) that were in the Family under my care! I am heartbroken, and grieve every time I read another testimony from those who grew up in TFI. Yes, I was deluded, brainwashed, and insensitive to what was really going down. My job as a “Shepherd” was to protect. I basically followed the party line, and got sucked in to wanting to please the Gods! I am sure you witnessed through your parent’s eyes what they have to say about their loyalties. Often sadly they don’t want to acknowledge that they were a part of a horrible experiment that went wrong. It takes guts to face your-self and realize that we were all in this together, and we made some terrible choices that wrecked 1000’s of lives.
			I have not been under their delusion for a long time, and my thoughts are clear. I am sorry, I am sick in my heart, especially since the passing of dear Mene. I have memories of her, in her sad state. She was given to us from WS, the folk’s home, to distance themselves from the problem they created. I basically got stuck with their mess. All I could do was keep her. We were dictated as to the terms of the D.T. program that was invented from the higher powers. I followed blindly, that led into an ugly ditch. I was with Mene for 3 ½ years, it was not an easy gig for us either. We had no clue what to do, her mind had been fractured from the over-spiritualizing, and exacting on this girl, so much weirdness. Of course she wasn’t going to land on her feet, her mental and emotional faculties were gutted!
			The terms of my taking Mene was because I was on silence restriction. Ho told me if I took her in with my mate Michael that I could live with him, and get off the silence gig. This to me seemed very fair, and I bought into it, hook, line and sinker. I never put a hand on her, I listened to what she had to say, although at this stage it was a babbling of so much strangeness, it was very hard to understand. And of course in my self-righteous mind, a “virtue” from the gods, I did look down on her to a degree, as she “consorted with the devil”, as we were told. At the same time I did have a lot of compassion on her. You try figuring it out, we were babes in the woods when it came to physiological abuse, and we too were just trying to get by.
			After Mene, the folks sent us to different locations where teens lived, and we were supposed to help! It was a big flipping mess. They were not happy; the adults felt the teens betrayed them. One woman in particular was screaming down the hallway about those despicable teens, and how they ruined the Family. We are talking droves, and droves of unhappy campers. They wanted us to neatly put it under the carpet. They thought we had a magic bullet to get the teens in line. They gave us about 17 teens into our care in Italy, none of the homes wanted them. A few weeks after the roof fell in, and they had to go back to their former homes. I am not sure what they went back to; oh I know, a bunch of old bottles dictating every shot. It was a mad house of activity going on. At the time we had many meetings with the adults to counsel them on their reactions to the teens, it didn’t really help that much. The adults repulsed me, really, I remember clearly thinking what a bunch of weirdoes. We had to write reports nightly, and send copies all over to the higher Shepherds. Our hands were tied, sucked into this strange, strange cult.
			In all the years of being a teen Shepherd, I can say, that I did try! I was deluded, I am sorry, I am sorry, I am sorry. I wish I knew what I know now. This doesn’t take away from the hurts inflicted, but hopefully you can see past my faults and forgive me. I am truly broken up about this! If you’d like to communicate with me via email I am open to talk, to apologize, and answer any questions. Please do! Cryssy777@gmail.com
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Tyciol at 10:21, 2 August 2010

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	[[Image:Kathyfarrell-myconclusion-2005-02-05.jpg\|thumb\|316px\|Kathy Farrell]]		[[Image:Kathyfarrell-myconclusion-2005-02-05.jpg\|thumb\|316px\|Kathy Farrell]]
	[[Image:Kathy-Farrell-katrinareliefhomedotcom-2005-09-14-2.jpg\|thumb\|316px\|Kathy Farrel (right), holding donated toys for [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims at the Houston Astrodome, 2005-09]]		[[Image:Kathy-Farrell-katrinareliefhomedotcom-2005-09-14-2.jpg\|thumb\|316px\|Kathy Farrel (right), holding donated toys for [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims at the Houston Astrodome, 2005-09]]
	'''Kathy Farrell''' (American; formerly '''Katherine Gambrill''', known ~~psedonyms~~ include '''Auntie Crystal'''; joined the [[cult]] in 1976) is a current ~~memeber~~ of [[The Family International]]. She was last known to be living in [[Africa]]. In September [[2005]], she was prominently featured assisting hurricane victims at the Houston Astrodome and other locations on a Family web site, [[KatrinaReliefHome.com]], established to promote the cult's charitable disaster relief efforts.		'''Kathy Farrell''' (American; formerly '''Katherine Gambrill''', known pseudonyms include '''Auntie Crystal'''; joined the [[cult]] in 1976) is a current member of [[The Family International]]. She was last known to be living in [[Africa]]. In September [[2005]], she was prominently featured assisting hurricane victims at the Houston Astrodome and other locations on a Family web site, [[KatrinaReliefHome.com]], established to promote the cult's charitable disaster relief efforts.

	She was formerly married to [[Michael Gambrill]] and they were both involved with the [[Teen Detention Home]] and [[Victor Program]]s in [[Macau]].		She was formerly married to [[Michael Gambrill]] and they were both involved with the [[Teen Detention Home]] and [[Victor Program]]s in [[Macau]].

	==Alleged Child Abuse==		==Alleged Child Abuse==

	A number of young people have alleged that Farrell and her former husband Michael [[:Category:Physical Abuse\|physically]], [[:Category:Sexual Abuse\|sexually]] and [[:Category:Psychological Abuse\|emotionally]] abused children that were entrusted to their care. Two children she allegedly abused later committed [[:Category:Suicides\|suicide]]. Another child entrusted to her care, [[Merry Berg]], suffered a complete mental breakdown after allegedly being locked in a room for two months, beaten, subjected to [[silence restriction]] and other abuse that [[Lord Justice Ward]] described as "a form of torture" and "barbaric and cruel."		A number of young people have alleged that Farrell and her former husband Michael [[:Category:Physical Abuse\|physically]], [[:Category:Sexual Abuse\|sexually]] and [[:Category:Psychological Abuse\|emotionally]] abused children that were entrusted to their care. Two children she allegedly abused later committed [[:Category:Suicides\|suicide]]. Another child entrusted to her care, [[Merry Berg]], suffered a complete mental breakdown after allegedly being locked in a room for two months, beaten, subjected to [[silence restriction]] and other abuse that [[Lord Justice Ward]] described as "a form of torture" and "barbaric and cruel."

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	later permanently removed from the site. It is archived here solely to document its existence.		later permanently removed from the site. It is archived here solely to document its existence.

	=== Kathy Farrell — an older person speaking out in Africa! ===		===Kathy Farrell — an older person speaking out in Africa!===
	— By Kathy Farrell		— By Kathy Farrell


	Abuse, I’ll tell you what abuse is, it’s being in an environment that’s filled with fear and insecurity, and screaming fighting parents, abuse is psychologically messing up your kids head, abuse is vulgar profanities being directed at you on a daily basis, abuse is being spit on, abuse is being shaken and slapped half-silly, abuse is multiple rapes, abuse is being continually beaten down and humiliated. Yup that’s abuse and I was abused let me tell you, but fortunately that’s past tense!		Abuse, I’ll tell you what abuse is, it’s being in an environment that’s filled with fear and insecurity, and screaming fighting parents, abuse is psychologically messing up your kids head, abuse is vulgar profanities being directed at you on a daily basis, abuse is being spit on, abuse is being shaken and slapped half-silly, abuse is multiple rapes, abuse is being continually beaten down and humiliated. Yup that’s abuse and I was abused let me tell you, but fortunately that’s past tense!
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	== See also ==		==See also==
	* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/tsm/TSM7-Crystal_Traumatic_Testimony.pdf TSM#7 I did it all! — And it was nothing but husks, husks, husks!] — Auntie Crystal's [[Traumatic Testimonies\|Traumatic Testimony]]		*[[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/tsm/TSM7-Crystal_Traumatic_Testimony.pdf TSM#7 I did it all! — And it was nothing but husks, husks, husks!] — Auntie Crystal's [[Traumatic Testimonies\|Traumatic Testimony]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	[[Category:~~Current and Former Members~~]]		[[Category:Abusers]][[Category:Current and Former Members]][[Category:Pseudonyms]]
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Panglossolalia: /* Alleged Child Abuse */ correct date

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	considerable time under Michael and Crystal's regime.		considerable time under Michael and Crystal's regime.

	*Source: Personal Correspondence from John LaMattery, Jr. to [[Sam Ajemian]], 2005-10-18 (excerpt sent to xFamily.org editors on ~~2005~~-05-22). Excerpts of this statement were also quoted in Ajemian, Sam. <u>[http://www.samajemian.com The Children of God Cult, aka The Family]</u>, San Diego: self-published, 2006, pgs. 113-114, 267.		*Source: Personal Correspondence from John LaMattery, Jr. to [[Sam Ajemian]], 2005-10-18 (excerpt sent to xFamily.org editors on 2006-05-22). Excerpts of this statement were also quoted in Ajemian, Sam. <u>[http://www.samajemian.com The Children of God Cult, aka The Family]</u>, San Diego: self-published, 2006, pgs. 113-114, 267.
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Panglossolalia: modify link in footnote

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modify link in footnote

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	<i>This part of the expert report explores the existence of clandestine jails in the sect. One of them operated in Macao. a Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast. The selection of this particular location reveals their intent to act with impunity. It should be noted that the previous expert report prepared by Dr. Navarro for the magistrate in Rosario revealed to the whole world for the first time the existence of this virtual Gulag Archipelago <ref>According to the "Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes," "the Gulag Archipelago is a history and memoir of life in the Soviet Union's prison camp system by Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, first published in Paris as Arkhipelag GULag in three volumes (1973-75). Gulag is a Russian acronym for the Soviet government agency that supervised the vast network of forced-labour camps. Solzhenitsyn used the word archipelago as a metaphor for the camps, which were scattered through the sea of civil society like a chain of islands extending 'from the Bering Strait almost to the Bosporus.'" ~~[http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/733_51.html]~~</ref> in which political terror was replaced by religious terror.</i>		<i>This part of the expert report explores the existence of clandestine jails in the sect. One of them operated in Macao. a Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast. The selection of this particular location reveals their intent to act with impunity. It should be noted that the previous expert report prepared by Dr. Navarro for the magistrate in Rosario revealed to the whole world for the first time the existence of this virtual Gulag Archipelago <ref>According to the "[http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/733_51.html Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes]," "the Gulag Archipelago is a history and memoir of life in the Soviet Union's prison camp system by Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, first published in Paris as Arkhipelag GULag in three volumes (1973-75). Gulag is a Russian acronym for the Soviet government agency that supervised the vast network of forced-labour camps. Solzhenitsyn used the word archipelago as a metaphor for the camps, which were scattered through the sea of civil society like a chain of islands extending 'from the Bering Strait almost to the Bosporus.'" </ref> in which political terror was replaced by religious terror.</i>

	One of the most dangerous characteristics of the sect is that it subjects minors to clandestine incarceration. The first correctional facility of the sect opened in Macao, the Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast. In the [[:Category:Family Publications\|literature]] seized in the city of Rosario <ref>In the early 1990s, Family homes in Rosario, Argentina were investigated by local authorities. A number of Family members were eventually sentenced to 30 days in jail and a fine. The sentence was upheld by appeals courts. While xFamily.org does not yet have an article detailing the facts of this case, Puccio's February 23, 1993 sentencing order and opinion (in Spanish) is [https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/rosario-1993-02-23.pdf available]. <small>([[Image:Icon pdf.gif\|PDF Icon]] 30 pages, 4MB)</small></ref> (Revista Juvenil nº 1),<ref>The original name in English of "Revista Juvenil" (literally translated as "Juvenile Magazine") is not known to the translator although it may refer to the Family publication series "[[Teen Special Magazine]]." It should be noted that the Judgment of Lord Justice Ward had the following information: "<i>in a Teen Special published in November 1992, The Family describes the Special Teen programme in Macau.</i>"</ref> it is called a juvenile correctional facility (see page 17) that was directed by Michael and Crystal, whose complete names are [[Michael Gambrill\|Michael]] and [[Kathy Farrell\|Crystal Gambrill]] <ref>Crystal's current legal name is Kathy Farrell and she was formerly married to Michael Gambrill. Although there is evidence indicating that Crystal did use the surname Gambrill, xFamily.org has not yet been able to determine if Crystal was ever her legal first name.</ref> which I was informed of by [[Merry Berg]] ("Mene") while interviewing her in Simi Valley, California (USA). She also told me that the name in English of the clandestine jail was "[[Teen Detention Home]]."		One of the most dangerous characteristics of the sect is that it subjects minors to clandestine incarceration. The first correctional facility of the sect opened in Macao, the Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast. In the [[:Category:Family Publications\|literature]] seized in the city of Rosario <ref>In the early 1990s, Family homes in Rosario, Argentina were investigated by local authorities. A number of Family members were eventually sentenced to 30 days in jail and a fine. The sentence was upheld by appeals courts. While xFamily.org does not yet have an article detailing the facts of this case, Puccio's February 23, 1993 sentencing order and opinion (in Spanish) is [https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/rosario-1993-02-23.pdf available]. <small>([[Image:Icon pdf.gif\|PDF Icon]] 30 pages, 4MB)</small></ref> (Revista Juvenil nº 1),<ref>The original name in English of "Revista Juvenil" (literally translated as "Juvenile Magazine") is not known to the translator although it may refer to the Family publication series "[[Teen Special Magazine]]." It should be noted that the Judgment of Lord Justice Ward had the following information: "<i>in a Teen Special published in November 1992, The Family describes the Special Teen programme in Macau.</i>"</ref> it is called a juvenile correctional facility (see page 17) that was directed by Michael and Crystal, whose complete names are [[Michael Gambrill\|Michael]] and [[Kathy Farrell\|Crystal Gambrill]] <ref>Crystal's current legal name is Kathy Farrell and she was formerly married to Michael Gambrill. Although there is evidence indicating that Crystal did use the surname Gambrill, xFamily.org has not yet been able to determine if Crystal was ever her legal first name.</ref> which I was informed of by [[Merry Berg]] ("Mene") while interviewing her in Simi Valley, California (USA). She also told me that the name in English of the clandestine jail was "[[Teen Detention Home]]."

Panglossolalia: /* Alleged Child Abuse */ update footnote from Navarro report excerpt

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	"Her liberty is very restricted... She is forbidden to be with children... If she ever talks with someone, whether an adult or a child, it is only for brief moments... She is not completely lucid and is often disoriented... How different from the bright and intelligent girl she once was! She is not very alert, she is very slow and her head is not working right... In a way it seems she is suffering the neurosis of war...she pulls out her hair to the point that she already has a small bald spot on her head! She scratches her lip in a strange way, like a nervous tic, and sometimes she scratches herself uncontrollably like monkeys do... Mene has suffered irreparable harm and it's possible she will never be a normal person again... in the System they would consider her demented and soon they would lock her up in a mental hospital!" (pages 20 and 21). <ref>Whenever possible xFamily.org ~~uses~~ text in the ~~original language when translating to that~~ language. However, in this case. the translator has not yet examined or identified the English original of the quoted Family publication and thus the translation of the quoted text is based partially on an actual translation of the text from Spanish to English and excerpts from the October 1995 [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward]]. When and if the original English version of the quoted publication becomes available to us, it will be used to improve the translation. In the meantime, readers should be aware that this translation likely differs from the original. </ref>		"Her liberty is very restricted... She is forbidden to be with children... If she ever talks with someone, whether an adult or a child, it is only for brief moments... She is not completely lucid and is often disoriented... How different from the bright and intelligent girl she once was! She is not very alert, she is very slow and her head is not working right... In a way it seems she is suffering the neurosis of war...she pulls out her hair to the point that she already has a small bald spot on her head! She scratches her lip in a strange way, like a nervous tic, and sometimes she scratches herself uncontrollably like monkeys do... Mene has suffered irreparable harm and it's possible she will never be a normal person again... in the System they would consider her demented and soon they would lock her up in a mental hospital!" (pages 20 and 21). <ref>Whenever possible, xFamily.org translators avoid translating a translation and when a document is quoted, use text from the original version in the source language. However, in this case. the translator has not yet examined or identified the English original of the quoted Family publication and thus the translation of the quoted text is based partially on an actual translation of the text from Spanish to English and excerpts from the October 1995 [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward]]. When and if the original English version of the quoted publication becomes available to us, it will be used to improve the translation. In the meantime, readers should be aware that this translation likely differs from the original. </ref>
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	This part of the expert report explores the existence in the sect ~~of clandestine jails~~. One of them operated in Macao, a Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast. The ~~site~~ selection reveals their intent to act with impunity. It should be noted that the previous expert report prepared by Dr. Navarro for the ~~Judge (Juzgado de Faltas)~~ in Rosario revealed to the whole world for the first time the existence of this ~~real~~ [http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/733_51.html ~~Gulag Archipelago~~] in which political terror was replaced by ~~religous~~ terror.		<i>This part of the expert report explores the existence of clandestine jails in the sect. One of them operated in Macao. a Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast. The selection of this particular location reveals their intent to act with impunity. It should be noted that the previous expert report prepared by Dr. Navarro for the magistrate in Rosario revealed to the whole world for the first time the existence of this virtual Gulag Archipelago <ref>According to the "Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes," "the Gulag Archipelago is a history and memoir of life in the Soviet Union's prison camp system by Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, first published in Paris as Arkhipelag GULag in three volumes (1973-75). Gulag is a Russian acronym for the Soviet government agency that supervised the vast network of forced-labour camps. Solzhenitsyn used the word archipelago as a metaphor for the camps, which were scattered through the sea of civil society like a chain of islands extending 'from the Bering Strait almost to the Bosporus.'" [http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/733_51.html]</ref> in which political terror was replaced by religious terror.</i>

	One of the most dangerous characteristics of the sect is that it subjects minors to clandestine incarceration. The first correctional facility of the sect opened in Macao, the Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast. In the literature seized in the city of ~~Roasario~~ (Revista Juvenil nº 1), it is called a juvenile correctional facility (see page 17) that was directed by Michael and Crystal, whose complete names are Michael and Crystal Gambrill which I was informed of by Merry Berg ("Mene") while interviewing her in Simi Valley, California (USA). She also told me that the name in English of the clandestine jail was "Teen Detention Home."		One of the most dangerous characteristics of the sect is that it subjects minors to clandestine incarceration. The first correctional facility of the sect opened in Macao, the Portuguese colony on the Chinese coast. In the [[:Category:Family Publications\|literature]] seized in the city of Rosario <ref>In the early 1990s, Family homes in Rosario, Argentina were investigated by local authorities. A number of Family members were eventually sentenced to 30 days in jail and a fine. The sentence was upheld by appeals courts. While xFamily.org does not yet have an article detailing the facts of this case, Puccio's February 23, 1993 sentencing order and opinion (in Spanish) is [https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/rosario-1993-02-23.pdf available]. <small>([[Image:Icon pdf.gif\|PDF Icon]] 30 pages, 4MB)</small></ref> (Revista Juvenil nº 1),<ref>The original name in English of "Revista Juvenil" (literally translated as "Juvenile Magazine") is not known to the translator although it may refer to the Family publication series "[[Teen Special Magazine]]." It should be noted that the Judgment of Lord Justice Ward had the following information: "<i>in a Teen Special published in November 1992, The Family describes the Special Teen programme in Macau.</i>"</ref> it is called a juvenile correctional facility (see page 17) that was directed by Michael and Crystal, whose complete names are [[Michael Gambrill\|Michael]] and [[Kathy Farrell\|Crystal Gambrill]] <ref>Crystal's current legal name is Kathy Farrell and she was formerly married to Michael Gambrill. Although there is evidence indicating that Crystal did use the surname Gambrill, xFamily.org has not yet been able to determine if Crystal was ever her legal first name.</ref> which I was informed of by [[Merry Berg]] ("Mene") while interviewing her in Simi Valley, California (USA). She also told me that the name in English of the clandestine jail was "[[Teen Detention Home]]."

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	In [Revista Juvenil] no. 5 (page 19) there is a letter from "Mene" to her grandfather, Maria and her stepfather, referred to in the letter as "adoptive father" and in which she says: "The Letter, 'It's Up To You' (CM 2524) and the articles recently arrived and uncle Michael and aunt Crystal read them to all of us at ~~the Teen Detention Home~~," which reaffirms the existence of these ~~prisons in~~ the margin of the law.		In Revista Juvenil no. 5 (page 19) there is a letter from "Mene" to her grandfather, Maria and her stepfather, referred to in the letter as "adoptive father" and in which she says: "<i>The Letter, 'It's Up To You" (CM 2524) and the articles about me recently arrived and uncle Michael and aunt Crystal read them to all of us at our juvenile correctional facility</i>," which reaffirms the existence of these detention centres at the margin of the law.

	"Mene" personally described to me the atrocious circumstances of her ~~imprisonment~~ in Macao: She was held there for three and a half years, from the ages of 13 to 17, in a cell with a double door and bars. In the first two months, they opened the door ~~only~~ to give her food. In the first six months, they wouldn't let her out, not even for a minute, onto the ~~patios~~ of the jail. She was subject to the law of silence and she was punished if she spoke with any person including other incarcerated youths or her jailers. One must keep in mind that this very cruel treatment was given to a child. In the sect they always say the accusations of child abuse which are made against them are lies. Nevertheless, in the sect's own literature, albeit in a very self-justifying version, the cruelty with which she was treated is revealed. This is how Crystal, the director of the jail, told the story:		"Mene" personally described to me the atrocious circumstances of her incarceration in Macao: She was held there for three and a half years, from the ages of 13 to 17, in a cell with a double door and bars. In the first two months, they only opened the door to give her food. In the first six months, they wouldn't let her out, not even for a minute, onto the courtyard of the jail. She was subject to the law of silence and she was punished if she spoke with any person including other incarcerated youths or her jailers. One must keep in mind that this very cruel treatment was given to a child. In the sect they always say the accusations of child abuse which are made against them are lies. Nevertheless, in the sect's own literature, albeit in a very self-justifying version, the cruelty with which she was treated is revealed. This is how Crystal, the director of the jail, told the story:

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	"Her liberty is very restricted... She is forbidden to be with children... If she ever talks with someone, whether an adult or a child, it is only for brief moments... She is not completely lucid and is often disoriented... How different from the ~~very clever, sharp~~ and ~~quick witted~~ girl she once was. She ~~isn't sharp~~, she is very ~~dull~~ and ~~doesn't have all her wits about~~ her. ~~She is still recovering from the extensive damage that the Enemy has done to her~~. ~~She has developed some strange mannerisms~~. ~~For example when~~ she is ~~nervous or begins to get negative thoughts from~~ the ~~Enemy,~~ she ~~starts picking~~ her hair ~~out,~~ to the point that she ~~even~~ has a bald spot! She ~~scrapes~~ her lip ~~with her fingernail~~ in a ~~weird~~ nervous ~~fashion~~ and ~~other times begins to~~ uncontrollably ~~scratch herself almost~~ like ~~a monkey~~. ~~So as you can see from this report,~~ Mene ~~still~~ has ~~very serious problems,~~ and ~~in the system~~'s ~~eyes~~ she would ~~be considered insane~~ and ~~without a doubt she~~ would ~~be locked~~ up in a mental ~~institution~~. ~~Thank~~ the ~~Lord for~~ the ~~love~~ and ~~mercy~~ of ~~God~~ and ~~Grandpa who have allowed her~~ to be ~~in one of our Family homes where she can partake of God's spirit which has been slowly cleansing her~~ from ~~these inroads of~~ the ~~enemy which she brought upon herself~~.~~" (pages 20 and 21)~~		"Her liberty is very restricted... She is forbidden to be with children... If she ever talks with someone, whether an adult or a child, it is only for brief moments... She is not completely lucid and is often disoriented... How different from the bright and intelligent girl she once was! She is not very alert, she is very slow and her head is not working right... In a way it seems she is suffering the neurosis of war...she pulls out her hair to the point that she already has a small bald spot on her head! She scratches her lip in a strange way, like a nervous tic, and sometimes she scratches herself uncontrollably like monkeys do... Mene has suffered irreparable harm and it's possible she will never be a normal person again... in the System they would consider her demented and soon they would lock her up in a mental hospital!" (pages 20 and 21). <ref>Whenever possible xFamily.org uses text in the original language when translating to that language. However, in this case. the translator has not yet examined or identified the English original of the quoted Family publication and thus the translation of the quoted text is based partially on an actual translation of the text from Spanish to English and excerpts from the October 1995 [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward]]. When and if the original English version of the quoted publication becomes available to us, it will be used to improve the translation. In the meantime, readers should be aware that this translation likely differs from the original. </ref>
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	To the previous transcript should be added the ~~exorcism and beating~~ her grandfather gave her which is referred to in detail in the expert report prepared for the judge in Rosario as well as the punishment of being tied to the bed with ~~wires~~.		To the previous transcript should be added the exorcismal beatings her grandfather gave her which is referred to in detail in the expert report prepared for the judge in Rosario as well as the punishment of being tied to the bed with wire.

	*Source: Navarro, Hector Walter. "[http://es.xfamily.org/index.php/Investigaci%C3%B3n_sobre_la_bibliograf%C3%ADa_de_Los_Ni%C3%B1os_de_Dios:_Existencia_de_correcccionales_clandestinos Investigación sobre la bibliografía de Los Niños de Dios: Existencia de correcccionales clandestinos]" ("Investigation ~~of The Bibliography~~ of the Children of God - The existence of clandestine jails"), 1993.		*Source: Navarro, Hector Walter. [[Investigation regarding the bibliography of the Children of God: The existence of clandestine jails]], 1993.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/tsm/TSM7-Crystal_Traumatic_Testimony.pdf TSM#7 I did it all! — And it was nothing but husks, husks, husks!] — Auntie Crystal's [[Traumatic Testimonies\|Traumatic Testimony]]		* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/tsm/TSM7-Crystal_Traumatic_Testimony.pdf TSM#7 I did it all! — And it was nothing but husks, husks, husks!] — Auntie Crystal's [[Traumatic Testimonies\|Traumatic Testimony]]

			==Notes==

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	[[Category:Abusers]]		[[Category:Abusers]]
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	[[Image:Kathy-Farrell-katrinareliefhomedotcom-2005-09-14-2.jpg\|thumb\|316px\|Kathy Farrel (right), holding donated toys for Hurricane Katrina victims at the Houston Astrodome, 2005-09]]		[[Image:Kathy-Farrell-katrinareliefhomedotcom-2005-09-14-2.jpg\|thumb\|316px\|Kathy Farrel (right), holding donated toys for [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims at the Houston Astrodome, 2005-09]]
	'''Kathy Farrell''' (American; formerly '''Katherine Gambrill''', known psedonyms include '''Auntie Crystal'''; joined the [[cult]] in 1976) is a current memeber of [[The Family International]]. She was last known to be living in [[Africa]]. In September [[2005]], she was prominently featured assisting hurricane victims at the Houston Astrodome and other locations on a Family web site, [[KatrinaReliefHome.com]], established to promote the cult's charitable disaster relief efforts.		'''Kathy Farrell''' (American; formerly '''Katherine Gambrill''', known psedonyms include '''Auntie Crystal'''; joined the [[cult]] in 1976) is a current memeber of [[The Family International]]. She was last known to be living in [[Africa]]. In September [[2005]], she was prominently featured assisting hurricane victims at the Houston Astrodome and other locations on a Family web site, [[KatrinaReliefHome.com]], established to promote the cult's charitable disaster relief efforts.

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	considerable time under Michael and Crystal's regime.		considerable time under Michael and Crystal's regime.

	*Source: Personal Correspondence from John LaMattery, Jr. to [[Sam Ajemian]], 2005-10-18 (excerpt sent to xFamily.org editors on 2005-05-22). Excerpts of this statement were also quoted in Ajemian, Sam. <u>The Children of God Cult, aka The Family</u>, San Diego, 2006, pgs. 113-114, 267.		*Source: Personal Correspondence from John LaMattery, Jr. to [[Sam Ajemian]], 2005-10-18 (excerpt sent to xFamily.org editors on 2005-05-22). Excerpts of this statement were also quoted in Ajemian, Sam. <u>[http://www.samajemian.com The Children of God Cult, aka The Family]</u>, San Diego: self-published, 2006, pgs. 113-114, 267.
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