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− | Panton Hill (is a suburb in Melbourne), Victoria, Australia is the city | + | Panton Hill (is a suburb in Melbourne), Victoria, Australia is the city where the raids took place on 15 May [[1992]] before dawn.<ref>Magazanik, Michael, Lisa Kearns. "[[The Age: Sect Children Seized|Sect Children Seized]]", ''The Age'', 1992-05-16.</ref> 142 children, aged two to sixteen, in the [[home]] were removed by the authorities under allegations of [[:Category:Abuse|child abuse]], both [[physical abuse|physical]] and [[sexual abuse|sexual]].<ref>Wilmoth, Peter. "[[The Sunday Age: Meet The Family|Meet The Family]]", ''The Sunday Age'', 2004-05-09.</ref> |
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− | *[[ | + | *[[Report to Dad and Maria from Australia]] — A [[1981]] video report to [[David Berg]] and [[Karen Zerby]] from a couple in Australia and their son. In the video, a father reports that two children have [[Sharing|shared]] sexually with their stepmother, Sally. An excerpt of this video was featured on [[60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts]]. |
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* [[Marie Claire: "Killing Myself is the Only Way Out of the Cult"]] — [[2005]]-04-19 | * [[Marie Claire: "Killing Myself is the Only Way Out of the Cult"]] — [[2005]]-04-19 | ||
* [[60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts]] — 2005-10-16 | * [[60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts]] — 2005-10-16 | ||
− | * [ | + | * [http://www.mako.org.au/ausnews510.html The Courier Mail: FBI investigates Coast sex cult (Movement Against Kindred Offenders Australian News Archive)] — 2005-11-19 |
− | * | + | * The Courier Mail: Family Website Accepting ‘Charity’ Donations — 2005-11-19 |
− | * | + | * The Courier Mail: Rebirth Of A Controversial Sect — 2005-11-19 |
* [[Cosmopolitan: "I survived a RAPE CULT"]] — 2006-01 | * [[Cosmopolitan: "I survived a RAPE CULT"]] — 2006-01 | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:38, 22 June 2009
Contents
History
According to Family publications the Children of God first established a presence in Australia in September 1972.
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Leadership
Australia is under the PACRO-area leadership. Its local leaders include the following people:
Legal Action
Panton Hill (is a suburb in Melbourne), Victoria, Australia is the city where the raids took place on 15 May 1992 before dawn.[1] 142 children, aged two to sixteen, in the home were removed by the authorities under allegations of child abuse, both physical and sexual.[2]
- Melbourne: 1991—27 April 1993
- Sydney: 15 May 1992—31 March 1999
- Melbourne: 15 May 1992—22 April 1994
see Category:Legal Action
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Related Family Publications
- "New Zealand and Australia by Shem" in Entering the Exotic East! Our Pioneering History in the Golden Triangle! — Book of Remembrance Vol. II pages 178-182.
- Hong Kong Goolagong — ML 980, 1981-03-26
Multimedia
- Report to Dad and Maria from Australia — A 1981 video report to David Berg and Karen Zerby from a couple in Australia and their son. In the video, a father reports that two children have shared sexually with their stepmother, Sally. An excerpt of this video was featured on 60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts.
Press
- The Age: Controversial Sect At Congress 'To Learn' — 1973-02-22
- Manly Daily: Colony Comes to Town — 1973-03-22
- The Age: Taxi! Hailing the drama of a lifetime — 1982-07-10
- The Age: Busloads of Bewilderment and Soft Toys — 1992-05-16
- The Age: What prompted the CSV raids? — 1992-05-19
- Sunday Age: Director worries for children — 1992-05-24
- The Age: Moses David's children — 1992-06-05
- The Age: Court Told of Sect Security Measures — 1992-06-24
- The Age: More of a sect than a cult, says theologian — 1992-07-03
- The Age: Sect looks for a new home — 1992-07-10
- Sydney Morning Herald: Sect Boy Denied Sexual 'Fishing' Says Counsel — 1992-09-07
- Sydney Morning Herald: The Family v. The Rock — 1992-09-11
- Sydney Morning Herald: The Family's Planning — 1993-11-06
- The Age: Mediator appointed to settle Children Of God litigation — 1994-02-02
- The Age: Family's leader sends top aide to secret talks — 1994-04-04
- The Age: Keeping it in the Family — 1994-04-29
- The Age: Secret Cabinet deal killed Family case — 1994-04-29
- Sydney Morning Herald: For God's sake — 1996-10-23
- Sydney Morning Herald: Seizure of sect children ruled unlawful — 1999-04-01
- The Sunday Age: Meet The Family — 2004-05-09
- Marie Claire: "Killing Myself is the Only Way Out of the Cult" — 2005-04-19
- 60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts — 2005-10-16
- The Courier Mail: FBI investigates Coast sex cult (Movement Against Kindred Offenders Australian News Archive) — 2005-11-19
- The Courier Mail: Family Website Accepting ‘Charity’ Donations — 2005-11-19
- The Courier Mail: Rebirth Of A Controversial Sect — 2005-11-19
- Cosmopolitan: "I survived a RAPE CULT" — 2006-01
References
- ↑ Magazanik, Michael, Lisa Kearns. "Sect Children Seized", The Age, 1992-05-16.
- ↑ Wilmoth, Peter. "Meet The Family", The Sunday Age, 2004-05-09.
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