Founded in Jerusalem in the 1980s, Lev Tahor — literally, “pure heart” in Hebrew — has been dogged by allegations of child abuse for years, and Israel and others have called it a cult. Its leader is in prison for kidnapping children.
A group called Lev Tahor Survivors has estimated the sect’s membership at several hundred people and says it is led by a core cohort, with the rest being held mostly against their will.
The group adheres to an extreme, idiosyncratic interpretation of Judaism and kosher dietary laws that largely shields members from the outside world.
Women and girls above the age of 3 are required to dress in black robes that completely cover their bodies, leading some to call the group the “Jewish Taliban.” The men spend most of their days in prayer and studying specific portions of the Torah.
Guatemalan public prosecutor Dimas Jimenez told a press conference that the raid was carried out due to suspicions of “forced pregnancy, mistreatment of minors and rape.”
The group has gone to extreme lengths to retrieve children taken from the sect in the past.
Full story here https://www.timesofisrael.com/colombia-says-17-minors-rescued-from-jewish-cult-lev-tahor-amid-abuse-allegations/
So depressing that whatever religion, whatever country, somehow men create cults that some are attracted to, but in the end become a place of inprisonment and subjucation of women and children.