Members of cult headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas found guilty of child labor violations
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A Kansas jury found six former members of a nationwide cult guilty Monday of forced labor and conspiracy to commit forced labor, federal authorities said. Kaaba Majeed, 50; Yunus Rassoul, 39; James Staton, 62; Randolph Rodney Hadley, 49; Daniel Aubrey Jenkins, 43; and Dana Peach, 60, were each convicted for their roles in enforcing child labor practices by way of physical, emotional and psychological abuse, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Three of the defendants were previously high-ranking members of the United Nation of Islam, while three were wives of the cult’s founder, Royall Jenkins. The defendants were indicted in 2021, along with 48-year-old Etenia Kinard and 45-year-old Jacelyn Greenwell, who previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit forced labor. The trial took 26 days, according to the news release. Along with a large branch in Kansas City, Kansas, The United Nation of Islam operated sects in cities including New York City, Newark, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Atlanta, according to the Department of Justice.
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