Guatemala, Lev Tahor and Jewish law

Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from Jewish Lev Tahor sect
Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children and adolescents from the fundamentalist Jewish sect Lev Tahor in southeastern Guatemala on Friday following allegations of child abuse, including rape, prosecutors said.
At least 200 children and women rescued from Lev Tahor Jewish sect
Police raided the premises of the sect called Lev Tahor in Oratorio city, 78km southeast of the capital Guatemala City, on Friday after receiving complaints of widespread abuse of children, including rape, human trafficking and forced marriage, prosecutors said. They took at least 160 minors and 40 women into protective custody.
Guatemalan Officials Raid Compound of Jewish Sect and Remove Dozens of Minors
The authorities said at least 160 children and teenagers might have been the victims of human trafficking and other crimes on a farm run by Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox sect.
Guatemala authorities raid ultra-orthodox Jewish sect’s compound after abuse reports
Guatemalan authorities search the compound of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect and take at least 160 minors and 40 women into protective custody.
Guatemala says 160 minors rescued from sect accused of abuse
GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 20, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Guatemalan authorities said they rescued 160 minors on Friday from a farm occupied by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect under investigation for alleged child sex abuse.
Guatemala Rescues Children from Controversial Jewish Sect
Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children from the Lev Tahor sect following allegations of abuse. The operation exposed human trafficking elements like forced marriage. The group, known for strict religious practices,
Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from Jewish Lev Tahor cult
Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children and adolescents from the fundamentalist Jewish cult Lev Tahor in southeastern Guatemala on Friday following allegations of child abuse, including rape, prosecutors said.
'Child rape' saves more than 200 people from Guatemalan Jewish organization
Anchor] Guatemala authorities have rescued more than 200 people, including children and women, who were abused by Jewish ...
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The Lev Tahor Hasidic sect is bouncing around the Balkans, attracting attention wherever they go
(JTA) — Members of Lev Tahor, the Hasidic group that is often described as a cult and has been chased across continents in the wake of a child abduction scandal, were sighted in a remote town in ...
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Lev Tahor Jewish sect members held in Mexico escape
The sect, Lev Tahor, is known for extremist practices and imposing a strict regime on its followers. It advocates child marriage, inflicts harsh punishments even for minor transgressions and ...
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3 Cult Leaders Sentenced In Child-Marriage Abduction Of 2 HV Children
HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Three more members of the extremist Jewish sect call Lev Tahor have been sentenced for kidnapping a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy from their mother, who had fled the ...
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Leader of extremist haredi Orthodox sect Lev Tahor arrested in Guatemala
Guatemalan authorities arrested Yaakov Weingarten of Lev Tahor on the first day of Passover, the Orthodox news site Yeshiva World News reported. According to the Israeli news site Kikar ...