Von Anika Taiber Translated from the German An RTL report shows that the Twelve Tribes uses flogging as an education method. The reporter (Wolfram Kuhnigk) documented the punishment with concealed cameras. The little girl with blue pants is crying loudly. The pain is hard to miss, but the woman with the baby on her arm…
Mid Devon Gazette October 4, 2013 There is more to Stentwood Farm than fresh bread and smiles. Some people still smack their children, and I’m sure many more are tempted to do so, but would anyone want to hit them regularly with a balloon stick? The days when children were frequently pelted are thankfully gone,…
Source: BBC 2013 30 September 2013 From the section Devon Allegations have been made that children are being beaten with canes at a small religious community in Devon. The claims against the Twelve Tribes Community at Dunkeswell, near Honiton, were made in The Independent newspaper. Concerns raised by the NSPCC about the way children are…
The Independent September 29, 2013 Jamie Merrill The NSPCC has called for an investigation into the practises of a controversial Christian sect after an Independent investigation revealed allegations of physical child abuse. The children’s charity is calling on Devon County Council and Devon and Cornwall Police to examine the activities of the Twelve Tribes…
Source: The UK’s Independent Newspaper Published: Sunday 29 September 2013 Link: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/twelve-tribes-community-nspcc-demands-police-inquiry-into-christian-sect-that-canes-children-8847622.html Pdf: 20130929 independent.co.uk NSPCC demands police inquiry into Christian sect that canes children The children’s charity calls on police to examine the activities of the community at Stentwood Farm near Honiton The NSPCC has called for an investigation into the practises of a controversial Christian sect after an…
RTL- Aktuell September 9, 2013 Translated from the German “I was stunned by what I saw.” Fear, isolation and beatings – RTL reporter Wolfram Kuhnigk was able to uncover the suffering of the Twelve Tribes sect children. Thanks to him, the police freed the children. 150 Twelve Tribes members live seemingly peaceful lives in a…
Beating in the name of the Bible SWR Info Rolf Reinlaßöde September 18, 2013 Translated from the German Beatings, racist teachings – the Bible-based Twelve Tribes cult has proven controversial for years. In early September the police and social workers removed 40 Twelve Tribes children from their parents and placed them in foster homes. A…
Focus Online September 17, 2013 Translated from the German (Cheryl – web mistress) The devil lurks in a distracted mind If a child behaves foolishly he/she receives punishment. Whoever daydreams in the classroom or who does not stand still during the one-hour prayer gatherings then the adult thrashes them. Their parents remove misbehaving children to…
Source:The Chronicle, Vermont, 17 September 2013 by nataliehormilla In this Chronicle file photo, a Vermont state trooper carries a bundle of wooden rods out of a restaurant owned by the Island Pond community on June 22, 1984. “They’re still at it!” That’s what we said when we read the astounding news that on September…
The Twelve Tribes movement has been rocked by a child abuse scandal in Germany. But is the sect simply misunderstood? The Independent, UK/September 16, 2013 Jamie Merrill Tucked away down a quiet lane eight miles north of Honiton, the tea room and farm at Stentwood seem like just another tranquil spot on the east Devon…