Lev Tahor members bust into Guatemala shelter to recapture kids rescued in raid
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Guatemalan officials said Sunday that members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish cult broke into a shelter attempting to recapture 160 minors taken from their compound two days earlier by authorities, who accuse the sect of sexually abusing children.
The farm compound in Oratoria, southwest of Guatemala City, was raided on Friday by authorities to rescue 160 minors who “were allegedly being abused by a member of the Lev Tahor sect,” said Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez. Authorities said 40 women were also removed from the compound.
About 100 of the children’s relatives who belong to the group gathered on Sunday outside a care center in Guatemala City where the children were being held to demand their return.
Members then “broke into” the center around 4:30 p.m. local time Sunday, “forcing open the gate and abducting the children and adolescents sheltered there,” a statement from the Attorney General’s Office said.
Those outside the shelter tried to prevent the authorities from bringing back the minors, leading to some scuffles with police, according to an AFP photographer at the scene.
Content retrieved from: https://www.timesofisrael.com/lev-tahor-members-bust-into-guatemala-shelter-to-recapture-kids-rescued-in-raid/.
