Jul 22, 2020

Sex cult led by elderly man known as 'The Doctor' uncovered

Toronto SUN
July 21, 2020

A septuagenarian known only as ‘The Doctor’ was behind a sex cult in northern Italy in which followers were abused and brainwashed, say authorities who uncovered the alleged activity.

Police say the leader of the cult, a 77-year-old man whom they have not named, used businesses such as dance schools, herbalists, craft shops and a publishing house as an allure to target the vulnerable and often women of wealth.

The man would then indoctrinate them by subjecting the women to ‘unbearable violence and abuse of all kinds’, say police.

Raids were carried out against the group, which was based near Milan in a town called Novara, on suspicion of slavery and sexual abuse, including young girls.

Officers say the group was structured like a pyramid with the most fervent followers closest to The Doctor, those who were skeptical towards the bottom.

The women would refer to each other as ‘beasts’ and were forbidden to know or speak their leader’s name, Il Messaggero reports.

Psychologists, who helped identify other women to indoctrinate, were among the most loyal to the god-like figure.

Once immersed in the cult, which police say existed for 30 years, the women would be convinced to sever all family ties or else coax their relatives to join.

They would then be put to work for the group with The Doctor deciding what job best suited them.

Because some of the women were also given houses, their survival was entirely dependent on the cult.

https://torontosun.com/news/weird/sex-cult-led-by-elderly-man-known-as-the-doctor-uncovered

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