Established community in Sús
1995
The Twelve Tribes included in the French list of apocalyptic sects https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/la-secte-tabitha-s-place-annonce-quitter-sus-et-la-france-1959663
2001
The parents of a child who died due to lack of care in 1997 were sentenced to twelve years in prison in 2001.
2002
In March 2002, 19 members of Tabitha's Place were convicted by the Court of Appeal in Pau of evading parental legal responsibilities.
2014
Four children were taken from them and placed in social services as part of a judicial investigation launched by the public prosecutor in March 2014 into child abuse. https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/05/01/apres-le-bearn-la-secte-tabithas-place-va-t-elle-aussi-quitter-toulouse-11168335.php
2015
200 police officers raided the Twelve Tribes community in Sús. Nine men and women were taken into custody. A tenth person was arrested in Perpignan, where the community also has ties. Doctors questioned and examined several minors - four of them, aged 18 months to 13 years, were placed in the social services of the regional office after the discovery of recent traces of physical beating. https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/06/17/2291400-pyrenees-atlantiques-secte-chateau-tabitha-place-suspectee-violences-enfants.html
2016
A second French community is established in Toulouse, where many members move to the disappearing German communities (their children were taken away by the German authorities in 2012)
2018
A French parliamentary committee warns against the Twelve Tribes and the testimony of a young girl, Samie Brousseau, appears https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2018/05/08/2793846-infos-sectes-inquiete-presence-12-tribus-toulouse.html
2019
Raids in a community in Toulouse
2023
-Intimidation of journalists https://www.sudouest.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques/bearn/secte-de-sus-tu-dois-partir-intimide-et-pris-en-chasse-notre-journaliste-raconte-14988268.php
- Termination of activity in France
-According to the French media, the children (even those whose parents are being tried or prosecuted in France) were taken to other European communities. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/la-secte-tabitha-s-place-annonce-quitter-sus-et-la-france-1959663
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