Bullet points of Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
Bullet points of Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
- Six members of a Kansas-based cult convicted in scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested facilities.
- Children forced to work up to 16 hours a day without pay.
- Children subjected to beatings and other abuse.
- Victims, some as young as eight, endured inhumane conditions.
- Leader, Royall Jenkins, convinced followers he was chosen to rule Earth by aliens.
- Prosecutors revealed group's businesses used unpaid labor from members and children.
- Case involves severe child labor exploitation, strict control, and punishments including threats of eternal damnation.
- Six members of a Kansas-based cult convicted in scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested facilities.
- Children forced to work up to 16 hours a day without pay.
- Children subjected to beatings and other abuse.
- Victims, some as young as eight, endured inhumane conditions.
- Leader, Royall Jenkins, convinced followers he was chosen to rule Earth by aliens.
- Prosecutors revealed group's businesses used unpaid labor from members and children.
- Case involves severe child labor exploitation, strict control, and punishments including threats of eternal damnation.