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In Reply to: Re: YOUR HELP PLEASE - FAMILY INTERNATIONAL IN SOUTH AFRICA posted by Dave T on December 29, 2009 at 05:49:00:
What we're talking about these days is a cult that protects people with a history of child abuse. There's no evidence of wholesale child abuse going on in TF today.
It's not clear to me what your motivation is for wanting to shut down the local Family group. Are you a child welfare advocate? If so, then be aware that the greatest concern child welfare advocates have about Family children these days regards their education, or I should say, the lack of it. Try to find out whether the local home adheres to the educational mandates of your country.
We're still concerned about the sexual coersion of adolescent girls (age 16+) by older men in TF, but this appears to occur on a case-by-case basis and not in the systematic fashion it did when the Jones/Buhring sisters were growing up. It would be helpful to know who is living in the SA Family home, as it may include individuals accused of abuse. There is a list of accused Family members available at the website xfamily.org. The issue is not so much that of bringing these people to justice, but one of keeping pedophiles out of Family homes with children. It's hard to identify these people, however, as they frequently change names and location. Perhaps you can get local child welfare authorities interested in asking the shepherd at the SA home whether they are harboring anyone who has been accused of child sexual abuse. Just asking the question is likely to result in a relocation if there is such a person in the home.
But if you're really serious about giving the local home a wake-up call, ask appropriate authorities to look into their activities as a charity organization. Family members are infamous at charity fraud. Charity scamming is largely how they make a living.
