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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Have you ever wondered how people are lured into joining cults?

The world of cults often seems far removed from our own, and just something that appears on the occasional documentary, like Holy Hell and Louis Theroux’s America’s Most Hated.

But the terrifying reality is, there are many active cults all around the world.

Sometimes cults can lead to exploitation to the point of financial control, sexual coercion, child abuse, withholding of medical treatment, physical and emotional damage, punishments that extend to sleep deprivation, forced labour, controlled starvation and family segregation.

In extreme circumstances, cult leaders

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