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 were convicted of forcing children into labor in horrendous conditions.
- The cult, founded by Royall Jenkins, subjected children to beatings, labor up to 16 hours a day without pay, and severe dietary restrictions.
- The victims, some as young as eight, endured inhumane treatment including being held upside down over train tracks.
- Prosecutors revealed the cult operated businesses using unpaid labor and ran an unlicensed school providing inadequate education.
- The convicted face hefty prison sentences, with the group labeled a cult by a federal judge.
- Six members of a Kansas-based cult were convicted of forcing children into labor in horrendous conditions.
- The cult, founded by Royall Jenkins, subjected children to beatings, labor up to 16 hours a day without pay, and severe dietary restrictions.
- The victims, some as young as eight, endured inhumane treatment including being held upside down over train tracks.
- Prosecutors revealed the cult operated businesses using unpaid labor and ran an unlicensed school providing inadequate education.
- The convicted face hefty prison sentences, with the group labeled a cult by a federal judge.