Scott Czarnecki (Chen) joined the group before it was called the Twelve Tribes in 1979 in Chattanooga and left in 2009. Here is the interview by Australian A current Affair team and following is the uncut interview as filmed and commented on by Chen. Also here is the article which goes with the video interview:
Source: A current affair, Channel 9, 14 January 2020 The Twelve Tribes are a cult accused of heavy disciplining of children, restricting access to medical care, and tearing families apart. Now for the first time a former leader has gone on the record. Chen Czarnecki (formerly Scott Czarnecki) is still hesitant to call them a…
À la suite de la vaste opération judiciaire ayant eu lieu mardi dernier dans les locaux de la secte Tabitha’s Place à Sus, près de Pau, une adepte a été mise en examen le mercredi 4 décembre pour des violences aggravées sur mineurs. L’enquête se poursuit et d’autres mises en examen pourraient survenir. Une adepte…
PART 1 OF INTERVIEW aired on October 13, 2019 Content Warning: This episode contains true stories of severe abuse Part one- 12 Tribes Cult- Interview with Kate Wiseman (ex-member), daughter of Ed Wiseman, the co-founder of the 12 Tribes Cult. Hear Kate’s experience of being born, bred and raised within this cult for 30 years….
Source: Channel 9 News Children ‘spanked 30 times a day’ in secretive sect, ex-member says By Alison Piotrowski 7:48pm Oct 29, 2019 Eighteen years on from his time inside the Twelve Tribes religious sect, Matthew Klein is still scarred. “They not only control your medical care, they control your food, when you get to see…
Source: Daily Mail Or Mathias claims he was subjected to years of physical and psychological abuse Mr Mathias said his 18 years in the sect have left him permanently traumatised The now 26-year-old alleges child abuse is rampant within the communities Original member Andrew McLeod previously said there is no child abuse present By Brittany Chain…
Source: Daily Telegraph Gillian McNally, The Sunday Telegraph September 7, 2019 9:00pm From the outside, they look like hippies selling wholesome food, preaching peace, communal living and an old-fashioned way of life. But inside, former members of the Twelve Tribes say it’s a work camp that takes advantage of members’ volunteer labour while claiming religious…
Source: Daily Telegraph It was only the second email Twelve Tribes sect member Rose Cruzado sent in her life. But with just four words she found the courage she had spent years searching for. It took two years for Matthew Klein to escape — but it too came at a cost. Gillian McNally, The Sunday…
… INTERACTIVE: INSIDE THE SECT Source: Daily Telegraph Sect accused of using ‘slave labour’ to run cafes ‘I’m not coming back’: Mum’s brave escape Or Mathias’s earliest memory of growing up in the Twelve Tribes is being beaten 15 times on the buttocks with a bamboo stick. He wasn’t allowed to be comforted by his…
SOUTH BEND — New businesses in South Bend are usually met with great enthusiasm, but a recently erected sign announcing a new “Yellow Deli” has caused controversy among some in North Pacific County. A photo of the deli’s swirling yellow logo was posted on Facebook within days of it appearing alongside U.S. Highway 101. The…