Kansas cult accused of forcing kids to work 16 hour days without pay
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Kansas cult accused of forcing kids to work 16-hour days without pay
Prosecutors said the group, which was labeled a cult by a federal judge in 2018, beat children and imposed severe dietary restrictions.Yesterday -
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Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
Six members of a Kansas cult were convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay.Yesterday -
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Kansas cult leaders convicted of making children work 16-hour days without pay
Prosecutors say the group beat children as young as eight years old and imposed strict rules on what they did and ate. Six members of a Kansas -based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house ...2 days ago -
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