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Ryan Fahey

Former victim who escaped jungle paedophile cult shares details of monstrous abuse

A former member of an extreme Jewish jungle cult that has been accused of child sex abuse has spoken of its warped teachings - including plans for mass slaughter should outside authorities intervene.

Yisrael Amir, now 22, was a member of Lev Tahor or "Pure Heart", which claims to follow a fundamentalist version of Judaism and forces women to cover their bodies from head to toe and carries out teen marriages.

But former members and Israeli courts say it's nothing more than a "dangerous cult".

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