Michael Hawron - Revision history

Perry: Added excerpt from recent news article containing statement by Michael Hawron

2019-06-26T18:28:26Z

Added excerpt from recent news article containing statement by Michael Hawron

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	Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.		Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.

			An article in The Telegraph, “Hollywood sex cults before NXIVM the story of the Children of God” [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/hollywood-sex-cults-nxivm-children-god-story/] published June 25, 2019, contains a brief statement from Michael Hawron denying any current involvement with the group, but failing to address his past membership and role as spokesperson.

			“''[Tina Dupuy's] uncle Rick Dupuy, who left the group in 1992, was one of the people who spoke out most prominently about the cult, calling David Berg a child molester on Larry King Live! in 1993. On the programme he says that the Family told him to have sex with a 10-year-old – an act he confesses to having carried out (though he says there was no penetration) because the grip of the cult was so strong. For this admission he is called a liar by Promise Rimes, a member of the cult. Michael Hawron, then known as Michael Anthony, sits in the studio and disputes Dupuy's every accusation. Dupuy committed suicide less than three years after the episode aired. Hawron now writes about his time in the group with no reference whatsoever to its name or its sexual practices. In an email to me, he says, “I am afraid that I cannot be of much assistance to you as I have nothing to do with the organisation(s) you mentioned.''””


	==Writings==		==Writings==

Peter Frouman: correct publication year

2019-05-31T13:22:59Z

correct publication year

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	One of their responses was the Victor program in which problem children were subject to an intense regimen (lasting for several years in some cases) of severe physical and psychological abuse often combined with forced hard labor and imprisonment at "detention homes" and "[[Victor Camp\|Victor camps]]" around the world. Michael Hawron, then known as Isaac Numbers, was one of its key architects along with other leaders at the [[HCS]]. One of its first victims was Hawron's son, "James," who was condemned by the cult for being too intellectual, reading encyclopedias, collaboratively writing short fiction with teenage "pen pals" living in other Family [[Homes]] and having a negative attitude towards sex. <ref>[https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104 (FN 213) DO July, 1988 CONTEND FOR OUR TEENS!--THE STORY OF TEEN JAMES!--By Isaac Numbers & Sara]</ref><ref>Navarro, Hector Walter. [[Investigation regarding the bibliography of the Children of God: The existence of clandestine jails]], [[1993]].</ref>		One of their responses was the Victor program in which problem children were subject to an intense regimen (lasting for several years in some cases) of severe physical and psychological abuse often combined with forced hard labor and imprisonment at "detention homes" and "[[Victor Camp\|Victor camps]]" around the world. Michael Hawron, then known as Isaac Numbers, was one of its key architects along with other leaders at the [[HCS]]. One of its first victims was Hawron's son, "James," who was condemned by the cult for being too intellectual, reading encyclopedias, collaboratively writing short fiction with teenage "pen pals" living in other Family [[Homes]] and having a negative attitude towards sex. <ref>[https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104 (FN 213) DO July, 1988 CONTEND FOR OUR TEENS!--THE STORY OF TEEN JAMES!--By Isaac Numbers & Sara]</ref><ref>Navarro, Hector Walter. [[Investigation regarding the bibliography of the Children of God: The existence of clandestine jails]], [[1993]].</ref>

	In a Family publication dated July ~~1989~~, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic cane" before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[Macau]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."		In a Family publication dated July 1988, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic cane" before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[Macau]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."

	Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.		Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.
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	===Family Publications===		===Family Publications===
	* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]][http://www.xfamily.org/images/1/1d/TSM4_Isaac-s_Traumatic_Testimony.pdf TSM#4 The Madhouse of Higher Education!] — Isaac Numbers recounts his college days at M.I.T. as part of a campaign to discourage children raised in the The Family from leaving the cult to obtain an education		* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]][http://www.xfamily.org/images/1/1d/TSM4_Isaac-s_Traumatic_Testimony.pdf TSM#4 The Madhouse of Higher Education!] — Isaac Numbers recounts his college days at M.I.T. as part of a campaign to discourage children raised in the The Family from leaving the cult to obtain an education
	* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]] [https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104: Contend For Our Teens! The Story of Teen James!] — ~~1989~~-07 — In this [[FSM]], Isaac Numbers and [[Sara Kelley]] describe the severe psychological and physical abuse of Hawron's then 13-year-old son for offenses such as reading an encyclopedia and having a "negative attitude towards sex"		* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]] [https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104: Contend For Our Teens! The Story of Teen James!] — 1988-07 — In this [[FSM]], Isaac Numbers and [[Sara Kelley]] describe the severe psychological and physical abuse of Hawron's then 13-year-old son for offenses such as reading an encyclopedia and having a "negative attitude towards sex"

	====Self-published books====		====Self-published books====

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2019-05-29T17:09:30Z

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	==Alleged child abuse==		==Alleged child abuse==
	in the late 1980s, The Family began to face an existential crisis as teenagers born and raised within the group began to rebel against the abuse and isolation imposed upon them by the cult's structure, beliefs and practices. Some of them had a thirst for knowledge that led them to defy the cult's strict prohibition on any outside publications and start reading "[[Systemite]]" novels and encyclopedias while others were not enthusiastic about the expectation that they should share sexually with adults old enough to be their parents and grandparents. The Family's top leadership, then concentrated in [[Japan]] where [[David Berg]] lived, developed a number of new programs ~~in response to these developments~~ in an attempt to retain control of their children to ensure the cult's survival and continued existence.		in the late 1980s, The Family began to face an existential crisis as teenagers born and raised within the group began to rebel against the abuse and isolation imposed upon them by the cult's structure, beliefs and practices. Some of them had a thirst for knowledge that led them to defy the cult's strict prohibition on any outside publications and start reading "[[Systemite]]" novels and encyclopedias while others were not enthusiastic about the expectation that they should share sexually with adults old enough to be their parents and grandparents. In response, The Family's top leadership, then concentrated in [[Japan]] where [[David Berg]] lived, developed a number of new programs in an attempt to retain control of their children to ensure the cult's survival and continued existence.

	One of their responses was the Victor program in which problem children were subject to an intense regimen (lasting for several years in some cases) of severe physical and psychological abuse often combined with forced hard labor and imprisonment at "detention homes" and "[[Victor Camp\|Victor camps]]" around the world. Michael Hawron, then known as Isaac Numbers, was one of its key architects along with other leaders at the [[HCS]]. One of its first victims was Hawron's son, "James," who was condemned by the cult for being too intellectual, reading encyclopedias, collaboratively writing short fiction with teenage "pen pals" living in other Family Homes and having a negative attitude towards sex. <ref>[https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104 (FN 213) DO July, 1988 CONTEND FOR OUR TEENS!--THE STORY OF TEEN JAMES!--By Isaac Numbers & Sara]</ref><ref>Navarro, Hector Walter. [[Investigation regarding the bibliography of the Children of God: The existence of clandestine jails]], [[1993]].</ref>		One of their responses was the Victor program in which problem children were subject to an intense regimen (lasting for several years in some cases) of severe physical and psychological abuse often combined with forced hard labor and imprisonment at "detention homes" and "[[Victor Camp\|Victor camps]]" around the world. Michael Hawron, then known as Isaac Numbers, was one of its key architects along with other leaders at the [[HCS]]. One of its first victims was Hawron's son, "James," who was condemned by the cult for being too intellectual, reading encyclopedias, collaboratively writing short fiction with teenage "pen pals" living in other Family [[Homes]] and having a negative attitude towards sex. <ref>[https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104 (FN 213) DO July, 1988 CONTEND FOR OUR TEENS!--THE STORY OF TEEN JAMES!--By Isaac Numbers & Sara]</ref><ref>Navarro, Hector Walter. [[Investigation regarding the bibliography of the Children of God: The existence of clandestine jails]], [[1993]].</ref>

	In a Family publication dated July 1989, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic" ~~cane~~ before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[Macau]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."		In a Family publication dated July 1989, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic cane" before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[Macau]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."

	Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.		Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.

Peter Frouman: /* Writings */ fix link

2019-05-29T06:43:14Z

Writings: fix link

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	===Family Publications===		===Family Publications===
	* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]][http://www.xfamily.org/images/1/1d/TSM4_Isaac-s_Traumatic_Testimony.pdf TSM#4 The Madhouse of Higher Education!] — Isaac Numbers recounts his college days at M.I.T. as part of a campaign to discourage children raised in the The Family from leaving the cult to obtain an education		* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]][http://www.xfamily.org/images/1/1d/TSM4_Isaac-s_Traumatic_Testimony.pdf TSM#4 The Madhouse of Higher Education!] — Isaac Numbers recounts his college days at M.I.T. as part of a campaign to discourage children raised in the The Family from leaving the cult to obtain an education
	* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]] [https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104: Contend For Our Teens! The Story of Teen James!] — 1989-07 — In this [[FSM]], Isaac Numbers and [Sara Kelley]] describe the severe psychological and physical abuse of Hawron's then 13-year-old son for offenses such as reading an encyclopedia and having a "negative attitude towards sex"		* [[Image:icon_pdf.gif\|PDF]] [https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104: Contend For Our Teens! The Story of Teen James!] — 1989-07 — In this [[FSM]], Isaac Numbers and [[Sara Kelley]] describe the severe psychological and physical abuse of Hawron's then 13-year-old son for offenses such as reading an encyclopedia and having a "negative attitude towards sex"

	====Self-published books====		====Self-published books====
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	* Awesome Footsteps: A Missionary's Memoirs (The True Tales Trilogy Book 3) — 2018-02-05		* Awesome Footsteps: A Missionary's Memoirs (The True Tales Trilogy Book 3) — 2018-02-05
	* Just Good Clean Fun: A Spy's Life Adventure — 2017-07-30		* Just Good Clean Fun: A Spy's Life Adventure — 2017-07-30




	==References==		==References==

Peter Frouman: /* Alleged child abuse */

2019-05-29T06:26:28Z

Alleged child abuse

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	One of their responses was the Victor program in which problem children were subject to an intense regimen (lasting for several years in some cases) of severe physical and psychological abuse often combined with forced hard labor and imprisonment at "detention homes" and "[[Victor Camp\|Victor camps]]" around the world. Michael Hawron, then known as Isaac Numbers, was one of its key architects along with other leaders at the [[HCS]]. One of its first victims was Hawron's son, "James," who was condemned by the cult for being too intellectual, reading encyclopedias, collaboratively writing short fiction with teenage "pen pals" living in other Family Homes and having a negative attitude towards sex. <ref>[https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104 (FN 213) DO July, 1988 CONTEND FOR OUR TEENS!--THE STORY OF TEEN JAMES!--By Isaac Numbers & Sara]</ref><ref>Navarro, Hector Walter. [[Investigation regarding the bibliography of the Children of God: The existence of clandestine jails]], [[1993]].</ref>		One of their responses was the Victor program in which problem children were subject to an intense regimen (lasting for several years in some cases) of severe physical and psychological abuse often combined with forced hard labor and imprisonment at "detention homes" and "[[Victor Camp\|Victor camps]]" around the world. Michael Hawron, then known as Isaac Numbers, was one of its key architects along with other leaders at the [[HCS]]. One of its first victims was Hawron's son, "James," who was condemned by the cult for being too intellectual, reading encyclopedias, collaboratively writing short fiction with teenage "pen pals" living in other Family Homes and having a negative attitude towards sex. <ref>[https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104 (FN 213) DO July, 1988 CONTEND FOR OUR TEENS!--THE STORY OF TEEN JAMES!--By Isaac Numbers & Sara]</ref><ref>Navarro, Hector Walter. [[Investigation regarding the bibliography of the Children of God: The existence of clandestine jails]], [[1993]].</ref>

	In a Family publication dated July 1989, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic" cane before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[~~Macuau~~]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."		In a Family publication dated July 1989, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic" cane before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[Macau]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."

	Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.		Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.

Peter Frouman: /* Alleged child abuse */ update

2019-05-29T06:24:54Z

Alleged child abuse: update

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	In a Family publication dated July 1989, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic" cane before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[Macuau]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."		In a Family publication dated July 1989, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic" cane before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[Macuau]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."

			Michael Hawron's "Teen James" account along with other Family publications, such as [[The Last State]], were used as model guidelines for the psychological and physical abuse and torture of children raised in The Family as Family [[Homes]] around the world began to establish new "Victor" programs for their problem teens. Much as the [[Story of Davidito]] was used as a model childcare manual that legitimized and promoted pedophilia and the sexual assault of children, the "Teen James" story, the [[Mene Series]] and related publications resulted in the abuse of many children all over the world.

	==Writings==		==Writings==

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	[[File:Michael-hawron-on-larry-king-live-1993-10-20.jpg\|thumb\|Michael Hawron appearing as Michael Anthony on Larry King Live. 1993-10-20]]		[[File:Michael-hawron-on-larry-king-live-1993-10-20.jpg\|thumb\|Michael Hawron appearing as Michael Anthony on Larry King Live. 1993-10-20]]
			[[File:Michael-hawron-texas-authors-award.jpg\|thumb\|Michael Hawron receiving a book award in 2018.]]

	'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref>		'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref>

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	[[File:Michael-hawron-on-larry-king-live-1993-10-20.jpg\|thumb\|Michael Hawron appearing as Michael Anthony on Larry King Live. 1993-10-20]]		[[File:Michael-hawron-on-larry-king-live-1993-10-20.jpg\|thumb\|Michael Hawron appearing as Michael Anthony on Larry King Live. 1993-10-20]]

	'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref> In recent years, Hawron has self-published several books including memoirs in which he recounts his travels and life as a "missionary" without ever mentioning the decades he spent in The Family.		'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref>

			<youtube>30yvDvsQdCk</youtube>


			In recent years, Hawron has self-published several books including memoirs in which he recounts his travels and life as a "missionary" without ever mentioning the decades he spent in The Family.



	==Alleged child abuse==		==Alleged child abuse==

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			[[File:Michael-hawron-on-larry-king-live-1993-10-20.jpg\|thumb\|Michael Hawron appearing as Michael Anthony on Larry King Live. 1993-10-20]]

	'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref> In recent years, Hawron has self-published several books including memoirs in which he recounts his travels and life as a "missionary" without ever mentioning the decades he spent in The Family.		'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref> In recent years, Hawron has self-published several books including memoirs in which he recounts his travels and life as a "missionary" without ever mentioning the decades he spent in The Family.

Peter Frouman: add alleged child abuse section

2019-05-29T05:36:31Z

add alleged child abuse section

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	'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref>		'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref> In recent years, Hawron has self-published several books including memoirs in which he recounts his travels and life as a "missionary" without ever mentioning the decades he spent in The Family.

			==Alleged child abuse==
			in the late 1980s, The Family began to face an existential crisis as teenagers born and raised within the group began to rebel against the abuse and isolation imposed upon them by the cult's structure, beliefs and practices. Some of them had a thirst for knowledge that led them to defy the cult's strict prohibition on any outside publications and start reading "[[Systemite]]" novels and encyclopedias while others were not enthusiastic about the expectation that they should share sexually with adults old enough to be their parents and grandparents. The Family's top leadership, then concentrated in [[Japan]] where [[David Berg]] lived, developed a number of new programs in response to these developments in an attempt to retain control of their children to ensure the cult's survival and continued existence.

			One of their responses was the Victor program in which problem children were subject to an intense regimen (lasting for several years in some cases) of severe physical and psychological abuse often combined with forced hard labor and imprisonment at "detention homes" and "[[Victor Camp\|Victor camps]]" around the world. Michael Hawron, then known as Isaac Numbers, was one of its key architects along with other leaders at the [[HCS]]. One of its first victims was Hawron's son, "James," who was condemned by the cult for being too intellectual, reading encyclopedias, collaboratively writing short fiction with teenage "pen pals" living in other Family Homes and having a negative attitude towards sex. <ref>[https://archive.xfamily.org/docs/fam/fsm/teen-james-fsm104.pdf FSM 104 (FN 213) DO July, 1988 CONTEND FOR OUR TEENS!--THE STORY OF TEEN JAMES!--By Isaac Numbers & Sara]</ref><ref>Navarro, Hector Walter. [[Investigation regarding the bibliography of the Children of God: The existence of clandestine jails]], [[1993]].</ref>

			In a Family publication dated July 1989, Michael Hawron recalled in detail how he beat and terrorized his son "James" with a "big plastic" cane before personally escorting him to an illegal "[[Macau Victor Camps\|Teen Detention Home]]" in [[Macuau]] where "James" and other children were subjected to further abuse for long period of time. Others sent to the same facility included David Berg's granddaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. In a 1995 UK child custody case [[Judgment of Lord Justice Ward\|ruling]], Lord Justice Ward described the treatment of children at this facility as "'''a form of torture'''", "'''barbaric and cruel'''" and "'''a form of physical and mental atrocity mercilessly dished out to young, often already emotionally damaged children'''."


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	'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref>		'''Michael J. Hawron''', (also known as '''Isaac Numbers''', '''Ike''', '''Tony''' and '''Michael Anthony''') was a long-time member of [[The Family]]. During the [[1980s]], he reportedly helped manage the organization's finances from [[Hong Kong]] where he lived until [[1989]] when he returned to the [[United States]]. In the early [[1990s]], he used the name "Michael Anthony" when acting as a spokesperson for The Family and appeared on U.S. national television in a Larry King Live interview with [[Rick Dupuy]] and others. <ref>''[[CNN Larry King Live: 'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?\|'The Family' - Preachers or Pornographers?]] on Larry King Live (CNN), 1993-10-20.</ref> <ref>''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]]'' — [[1994]]-11-26</ref>