Dirty Dozen: The 12 Tribes Cult Western Fringe

[TW: Child abuse, child sexual abuse]

I'm back from the prolonged break with my friend/new cohost Jenna to discuss the 12 Tribes cult and their many child labor-, child abuse-, and child pornography-related scandals, but also their tasty offerings and quaint local cafes.

Sources:

@DrBlobb's thread

FBI Report

"STATE PROBES CULT IN CHILD-LABOR SCANDAL – ACTING ON HEELS OF POST REPORT" by NY Post

"Protect the Abuser" by Broward Palm Beach New Times

"In Germany's Twelve Tribes sect, cameras catch ‘cold and systematic’ child-beating" by the Independent

"Twelve Tribes sect may have smuggled children to Czech Republic" by Radio Prague International

"Man convicted after 'bizarre' child-porn confession" by Prince George Citizen

"Investigation Finds Children Working in Factory Packaging Beauty Products Sold at Major Retailers" by Inside Edition

"‘They are evil’: Ex-Twelve Tribes members describe child abuse, control inside religious cult" by Denver Post

"Tribal conflict" by Colorado Springs Indy

"Maté Factor's Twelve Tribes community called out by Vice" by Colorado Springs Indy

"God's Got It" by Old Crow Medicine Show