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          Kenja: Sordid shame of sex sect The Daily Telegraph - Australia By Lisa Davies July 26, 2007 THE Kenja cult first came under the spotlight up to three years ago after women came foward to claim they were sexually assaulted during its rituals - and when its links to high-profile "refugee" Cornelia Rau were revealed. Ms Rau, the Australian permanent resident wrongly incarcerated in Baxter detention centre, joined Kenja in the 1990s - shortly before she began suffering schizophrenia. She was diagnosed with mental health problems shortly after being expelled from the group in 1998. Former Kenja members have confirmed humiliation tactics were common, as were naked "energy conversion" sessions. One former follower has told The Daily Telegraph how she was stripped naked and touched all over in a "cleansing ceremony" before she moved away from Sydney with her family. The woman, named only as Suzanne, said Kenja leader Ken Dyers, who has been found dead, touched her naked body during a sordid "energy" session. "His hands were almost on my genitals when I pulled away very uncomfortable, and put my clothes on," she said. "I left then and it wasn't long after that I was taken home by my family.' Suzanne's father Max said his daughter had a mental breakdown when she left Kenja. "She was so mixed up, you couldn't get a straight word out of her," he said. Suzanne said only now, more than 10 years after she left, can she see the dangers of the cult. "They're so reckless with how they treat people. Ken Dyers is a law unto himself," she said. Her claims have been strongly backed by dozens of calls to The Daily Telegraph. A cult members' lobby organisation - the Cult Information & Family Support (CIFS) group - has urged State Parliament to look into the practices of cults in NSW, including Kenja. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22136927-5006009,00.html Disclaimer:This news page is about groups, organizations or movements, which may have been called "cults" and/or "cult-like" in some way, shape or form. But not all groups called either "cults" or "cult-like" are harmful. Instead, they may be benign and generally defined as simply people intensely devoted to a person, place or thing. Therefore, the discussion or mention of a group, organization or person on this page, is not necessarily meant pejoratively. Readers are encouraged to read widely on a topic before forming an opinion. This website only holds a small amount of information and should not be relied on as a complete source. For example, if you find older information, this should be weighed up against newer information as sometimes circumstances can change. |
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