Jean Michel Ardolade
Jean Michel Arbolade is a former member of The Family. In May 1997, he was sentenced by the Criminal Court of Alpes-Maritimes (France) to 19 years in prison for sexually abusing three children (his daughters) over a period of 8 years.[1][2]
A 2006 book by Sam Ajemian listed the following information about Mr. Arbolade:
"FRANCE. A former member of the Family was sentenced to 19 years in
prison for sexually abusing his three daughters. He told the court he
was teaching his daughters about sex. His lawyer stated that his
client's behavior was a direct result of his indoctrination in the
Family. His wife was also sentenced to 3 or 4 years in prison for not
reporting her husband's crimes to the authorities. "
- Source: Ajemian, Sam.The Children of God Cult, aka The Family, 2006, page 16.
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Notes and References
- ↑ xFamily.org editors are seeking information about this case. How long Mr. Arobolade was a member of The Family, when he left the organization and how much of the abuse he was convicted of occurred while he was a member of the organization is presently unknown to the xFamily editors.
- ↑ Sources reporting his conviction and sentence include the following machine-translated summaries of June 1997 French television news coverage about the case in the video archives of Ina-L'Institut National De L'Audiovisuel:
Ina Number: CAB97106884
Programme Title: JUDGMENT(SENTENCE)
Collection Title: JA2 20H
Credits: Masure, Bruno
Ina Keywords France ; Alpes-Maritimes ; Justice ; Criminal court ; News item ; Incest ; Sect First broadcast Date: 06/05/1997
Running-time: 000000
Summary: The criminal court of Alpes-Maritimes has 19-year-old condemned person of prison Jean Michel ARBOLADE, father of seven children, the former member of the sect of the Children of God, judged to have violated three of his daughters during eight years. - Short silent shots of the court and the condemned person.
Ina Number: CAC97106968
Programme Title: QUITE EMBELLISHED WITH IMAGES: CHILDREN SECT OF GOD
Collection Title: SOIR 3
Credits: Soula, Judith ; Cottu, Lionel
Ina Keywords France ; Alpes-Maritimes ; Company(Society) ; Justice ;
Court ; Criminal court ; Lawsuit ; Sect ; Verdict ; Incest ; Court artist's drawing
First broadcast Date: 06/05/1997
Summary: Criminal court of ALPES-MARITIMES: verdict of the lawsuit for incest (rape of 3 of his(her) daughters) of the former member of the Sect of the Children of God, Jean Michel ARBOLAT was 19-year-old condemned person of prison. - PAN SHOT registration(inscription) "Criminal court" / VARIOUS SHOTS in the courtroom of the court / penal code / court artist's drawing / lawyer / the mother, the condemned person also for not denunciation.- Source: footage.net
