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[[Image:Abi-freeman-1995-12.jpg|thumb|196px|Abi Freeman, December [[1995]]]]
 
  
'''Abi Freeman''' (born [[1958]], formerly known as '''Rosalind Hora''' and '''Morning Star''') was raised in an Orthodox [[Berg and Anti-Semitism|Jewish]] family and joined the [[Children of God]] in [[1974]] at age 16.  She has worked for the organization in a number of countries including [[Iran]] (where she lived in a [[The Family|Family]] [[Home]] with [[Lawrence Corley]]), [[India]], [[Russia]], [[Hungary]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. She lives in Britain and is the organization's primary spokesperson in Europe. 
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'''Abi Freeman''' (born [[1958]], formerly known as '''Rosalind Tasgal''', '''Rosalind Hora''' and '''Morningstar Kings''' Now authoring books under the name '''Abi F. May''') was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and joined the [[Children of God]] in [[1974]] at age 16.  She has worked for the organization in a number of countries including [[Iran]] (where she lived in a [[The Family|Family]] [[Home]] with [[Lawrence Corley]]), [[India]], [[Turkey]], [[Pakistan]], [[Austria]], [[Russia]], [[Hungary]] and the [[United Kingdom]].  
  
In a March [[2005]] [[Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God|interview]] with ''David Cohen'' from the British paper ''[[:Category:Press:Evening Standard|The Evening Standard]]'', Freeman initially denied that she had ever "personally encountered any sexual [[:Category:Abuse|abuse]] of children."  However, near the end of the interview, she changed her story:
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[[Image:Abi-freeman-on-a-very-british-apocalypse-0001.png|thumb|250px|Appearance on ''A Very British Apocalypse'' – broadcast on BBC Channel 5 in the [[UK]] [[2007]]-08-21]]
 
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[[Image:Abi-freeman-1995-12.jpg|thumb|196px|Abi Freeman, December [[1995]]]]
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She hesitates. "Okay, so something happened," she snaps. And then it comes. "My daughter was sexually abused in the Family when she was 12 by two 15-year-old boys. Okay? And maybe she walked in a couple of times when I was having sex." She jumps up, angry and confused. "Don't tell me that my daughter has mental health problems because I'm in the Family!"<ref>[[Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God]] &mdash; 2005-03-09</ref>
 
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Her daughter however recalled the situation rather differently:
 
  
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During the [[1980s]], she and her husband, [[Elliot Hora]] (Paul Kings), held [[:Category:Leaders|leadership]] positions (including the position of [[Visiting Servant]]) in India and other countries. She served as a secretary to former [[EURCRO]] Continental Officer [[Mark Lloyd]] from approximately [[1993]] until [[1996]]. She lives in Britain and was the organization's primary spokesperson in Europe until sometime in [[2006]].<ref>Who replaced Freeman as primary spokesperson in Europe and when this occurred has has not yet been confirmed by xFamily.org editors.</ref>
Was her mother being truthful, I ask? She says: "I don't remember the incident my mother described when I was 12." But suddenly she is shaking violently, and lights a rollup cigarette to steady her nerves. "No, the incident I remember happened when I was nine. I was sexually abused by a 15-year-old boy. It happened again, on two occasions, when I was 16. But this time it was by 40-year-old men. Those men are still in the Family in the UK, even though they openly admitted what they did."<ref>Ibid.</ref>
 
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On September 22, [[2006]] Freeman was arrested in Britain over complaints lodged to the British Police regarding the sexual molestation of at least one minor.  She has been released on bail. <ref>Her arrest and subsequent release on bail has been confirmed to an xFamily.org editor by reliable sources.  More details will be forthcoming soon. </ref>
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On September 22, 2006 Freeman was arrested in Britain on suspicion of child [[:Category:Abuse|abuse]].  She was later released on bail. On October 5, 2006, the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute the case. <ref>Her arrest, subsequent release on bail and the eventual decision by CPS not to prosecute has been confirmed to an xFamily.org editor by reliable sources.</ref>  
  
 
==Press coverage==
 
==Press coverage==
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* [[Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God]] &mdash; 2005-03-09
 
* [[Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God]] &mdash; 2005-03-09
 
* [[Dagbladet: Guds misbrukte barn]] &mdash; 2005-04-09 {{Languageicon|no|Norwegian}}  
 
* [[Dagbladet: Guds misbrukte barn]] &mdash; 2005-04-09 {{Languageicon|no|Norwegian}}  
*[[Image:Icon mp3.png|MP3 Audio Icon]][https://media.xfamily.org/audio/press/bbc-radio-today-2004-12-03.mp3 BBC Radio 4: Today] <small>(4:50. 851k)</small> &ndash; [[2004]]-1203 &mdash; Freeman and Graham Baldwin discuss [[cult]]s.
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* [http://newhumanist.org.uk/976 New Humanist: Judgement days] &mdash; 2006-05-17
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* [[Daily Express: How Close Is The End of The World?]] &mdash; 2007-08-20
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*'''Download:''' [[Image:icon_video.gif|icon_video.gif]]'''''[https://media.xfamily.org/video/tv/bbc-avba-abi-freemam-2007-08-21.avi BBC 5: A Very British Apocalypse - Interview with Abi Freeman] '''''  <small>(0:02:46.280, 8.8M, xViD AVI)</small> &mdash; [[2007]]-08-21
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*[[Image:Icon mp3.png|MP3 Audio Icon]][https://media.xfamily.org/audio/press/bbc-radio-today-2004-12-03.mp3 BBC Radio 4: Today] <small>(4:50. 851k)</small> &ndash; [[2004]]-12-03 &mdash; Freeman and Graham Baldwin discuss [[cult]]s.
 
==Writings by Freeman==
 
==Writings by Freeman==
* *[[Image:Icon pdf.gif|PDF Icon]][http://www.osce.org/documents/cio/2005/06/15107_en.pdf Intervention by Abi Freeman, European lnformation Department of the Family lnternational]  &mdash; document presented by Freeman to the ''OSCE Conference on Anti-Semitism and on Other Forms of Intolerance'' in Cordoba, [[Spain]] &ndash; 2005-06
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*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif|PDF Icon]][http://www.osce.org/documents/cio/2005/06/15107_en.pdf Intervention by Abi Freeman, European lnformation Department of the Family lnternational]  &mdash; document presented by Freeman to the ''OSCE Conference on [[Berg and Anti-Semitism|Anti-Semitism]] and on Other Forms of Intolerance'' in Cordoba, [[Spain]] &ndash; 2005-06
 
==More Information==
 
==More Information==
*[http://www.movingon.org/article.asp?sID=1&Cat=49&ID=2573 Abi Freeman lies about COG History saying 'no girls were sent out to do prostitution' on BBC 4 Dec 2004] &ndash; from  [[MovingOn]]  &mdash; 2005-01-30
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*[http://archive.xfamily.org/www.movingon.org/article.asp%3FsID=1&Cat=49&ID=2573.html Abi Freeman lies about COG History saying 'no girls were sent out to do prostitution' on BBC 4 Dec 2004] &ndash; from  [[MovingOn]]  &mdash; 2005-01-30
*[http://www.movingon.org/article.asp?sID=1&Cat=31&ID=3806 movingon.org: ABI FREEMAN ARRESTED!] &mdash;  2006-09-25
 
  
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Abi Freeman (born 1958, formerly known as Rosalind Tasgal, Rosalind Hora and Morningstar Kings Now authoring books under the name Abi F. May) was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and joined the Children of God in 1974 at age 16. She has worked for the organization in a number of countries including Iran (where she lived in a Family Home with Lawrence Corley), India, Turkey, Pakistan, Austria, Russia, Hungary and the United Kingdom.

Appearance on A Very British Apocalypse – broadcast on BBC Channel 5 in the UK 2007-08-21
Abi Freeman, December 1995

During the 1980s, she and her husband, Elliot Hora (Paul Kings), held leadership positions (including the position of Visiting Servant) in India and other countries. She served as a secretary to former EURCRO Continental Officer Mark Lloyd from approximately 1993 until 1996. She lives in Britain and was the organization's primary spokesperson in Europe until sometime in 2006.[1]

On September 22, 2006 Freeman was arrested in Britain on suspicion of child abuse. She was later released on bail. On October 5, 2006, the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute the case. [2]

Press coverage

Multimedia




Writings by Freeman

More Information

Notes

  1. Who replaced Freeman as primary spokesperson in Europe and when this occurred has has not yet been confirmed by xFamily.org editors.
  2. Her arrest, subsequent release on bail and the eventual decision by CPS not to prosecute has been confirmed to an xFamily.org editor by reliable sources.

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