‘Disturbing’ new details emerge about Bay Area religious sect at center of FBI child sex abuse probe
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SAN MARTIN, Calif. (KGO) — New details are being shared with the ABC7 I-Team about a religious sect facing widespread allegations of sexual abuse. They’re known as the “Two by Twos,” or the “Church With No Name.”
Earlier this year, the ABC7 News I-Team uncovered the group’s following in the Bay Area.
“It’s a very persuasive type of religion,” said Michael Day, former Two by Two member.
“How would you describe this organization?” asked ABC7’s Stephanie Sierra.
“They use fear and manipulation… They tell you, we are the only true way,” said LaNette Burrage Flanigan, former Two by Two member. “Disturbing,”
“It becomes systemic. It’s intergenerational, and it just carries on. And nobody wants to confront the problem,” said Cynthia Liles, a private investigator working with the FBI.
In June, ABC7’s Stephanie Sierra spoke with several of the leaders in the ministry at one of the group’s meetings in San Martin.
They made it clear they didn’t think the FBI’s investigation into alleged child sexual abuse was “necessary,” denying they were made aware of the allegations. Now, some former members question that.
Lauralee Brown and Sheri Autrey, former members of the 2×2, described experiences of alleged sexual abuse by ministers or members when they were children.
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