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ג'ונתן עמנואל קרדונה קסטילו (במרכז), לאחר מעצרו

Lev Tahor official alters Haredi appearance to escape arrest

El Salvador police release footage of Jonathan Castillo without religious appearance after fleeing Guatemala; He is suspected of human trafficking, forcing marriage and abusing children

Itamar Eichner | 01.05.25

Guatemala on alert as Lev Tahor members attempt to flee to Mexico with children

Guatemalan authorities rescued 204 Lev Tahor members, sparking increased border security with Mexico to stop leaders fleeing with children; extremist sect, accused of abuse and trafficking, has repeatedly evaded justice across several countries

Itamar Eichner | 12.31.24

International arrest warrant issued for Lev Tahor cult member suspected of child abuse

Some cult members say Jonathan Emanuel Cardona Castillo was expelled from the compound in Guatemala due to his violent behavior toward other members, particularly women and children

Itamar Eichner | 12.29.24

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200 rescued from Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala remain under welfare protection

According to authorities and witness accounts, the rescued individuals were reportedly subjected to practices including brainwashing

Itamar Eichner | 12.27.24

$Children are rescued from the Lev Tahor cult compound (Photo: Guatemalan Attorney General of the Nation's Office \ AFP)$

After girl, 14, gives birth, Lev Tahor member admits cult marries off children

Cult member Michael Goldman admits in interview that in the compound, from which about 200 children and boys were rescued, girls are being married off; 'We are marrying off minors, for sure'; Release of interview comes as 14-year-old girl gives birth to baby boy days after being rescued

Itamar Eichner | 12.26.24

Lev Tahor members slash tires, children smash police car windows in Guatemala

Cult members protesting rescue of over 200 women and children from facility in Guatemala use violence to try and deter local law enforcement and local Jews wishing to help

Itamar Eichner | 12.24.24

Escaped from Lev Tahor: 'The cult is like a terror regime, Israel must help the rescued'

Despite the rescue of 160 children and teens, members of the Lev Tahor cult continue to exert pressure and threats; 'The state must intervene – this isn’t Judaism; it’s abuse,' says Yosef (a pseudonym), a former member who escaped, 'They’re forbidden to ask religious questions or earn money, if they disobey, their wife is taken away for a year'

Itamar Eichner | 12.23.24

Guatemalan authorities raid Lev Tahor cult, rescue 160 children from abuse

'There is suspicion of possible crimes of human trafficking and other offenses,' according to the regional prosecutor

Emily Schrader, ILTV News | 12.23.24

Children rescued from Lev Tahor sect damage Guatemala care facility

Guatemalan authorities report they were forced to remove the children to an alternate location after some of them caused disturbances; sources estimate most will be released from custody

Itamar Eichner | 12.22.24

$Guatemalan forces with the rescued children (Photo: Guatemalan Attorney General of the Nation's Office \ AFP)$

Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor

Over 480 police officers, soldiers and psychologists take part in special operation after testimonies point to child abuse in sect; reports add buried bodies found in sect's premises

Daniel Edelson, New York, News Agencies | 12.21.24

The extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor in Guatemala

Guatemala investigates alleged abuse in extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor

Authorities looking into allegations of child abuse, sexual violence and forced marriages within sect, based on reports from foreign teenager claiming forced into marriage at 13; sect obstructs investigation, accusing authorities of religious persecution

AFP | 08.29.24

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