taya christian sex - AAP: Danny Casey
Date: 03 May 2024
the federal bureau of investigation fbi has launched an international investigation into child sexual abuse within a secretive christian sect that has followers throughout australia the global fundamentalist sect does not have an official name believers of the church meet in people's homes for prayer sessions, with the group's ministers moving between the different cities and countries where followers are based lisa smith clearly remembers the moment her dad, a member of the sect, began to sexually assault her the abc has chosen not to identify her for legal reasons she was 10 years old and living in brisbane when the abuse began dad came in and said, 'i need to check if you're developing properly'," ms smith said i knew nothing about my body, about periods, about sex now 55 years old, the personal horrors she experienced remain strong memories ms smith said the assaults by her father continued daily until she was about over subsequent years she disclosed the abuse to various members of the sect but was often told to "forgive and forget" and pray she left the sect in ms smith said her father, who was considered a local bishop, continued to be part of fellowships until he was sent to prison he pleaded guilty in the queensland district court during to seven charges of indecent treatment of girls under 14 and was handed a three-year prison sentence, suspended after four months jillian hishon runs a hotline called the brave truthwhich connects former members who have experienced sexual abuse within the sect in australia and new zealand to support services ms hishon grew up in the sect around the toowoomba region but left in october after queensland leadership did not approve of her marriage because her husband was not a part of the sect documents seen by the abc show the group has minsters, known as workers, in most parts of the country except the northern territory in the towns where the group operates, multiple prayer sessions are held each week in followers' homes
they are officiated by the workers who travel in groups of two and often live with followers and their families every year, special conventions are held taya christian sex larger districts in queensland, conventions are held in areas like toowoomba, brisbane and mackay at these conventions, followers stay in dormitories for several days and hold prayer meetings and services in large festival-style tents ms hishon said she believed toowoomba, in queensland's darling downs region, was a major centre for the sect in australia she said there were many reasons she believed child sexual abuse flourished in the sect, but most prominently it was because of its secretive, strict nature and the encouragement for followers to have a blind trust in its authority she said most of the sect's followers are born into it and the number of converts was extremely low the sect's workers give up their jobs and possessions to travel around the world spreading the gospel ms hishon said workers regularly stayed in families' homes where there could often be children she wanted those in the sect to understand the extent of the problem so real changes could be made she spent her life travelling around the world hosting fellowship meetings in countries like hungary rachel has asked for her surname to be withheld, to protect her employment she claims she was fired from her role after reporting bullying allegations — stemming from experiences she endured in hungary — and raising concerns about child sexual abuse they made disclosures to me and chatted with me to their concerns," rachel said the abc has spoken with several women across australia who allege they were sexually assaulted as children while a part of the sect charlie blundell's family has been in the sect for several generations, with some family members holding senior leadership positions in queensland
her great grandmother gave a piece of land near mackay to the sect to be used for hosting annual conventions the land is owned by followers of the sect, with the owners generally living on the properties it holds several buildings that are used for dormitories and kitchens when the yearly taya christian sex are held now 50 years old, the gladstone resident said she was sexually abused when she was a toddler by someone who had since died ms blundell said she felt her life was controlled from a very early age and she was not able to embrace her life, and what she wanted to do with it, because she was expected to become "a wife and a mother" she left the sect in and is among a number of survivors in australia making submissions to the fbi investigation an fbi spokesperson confirmed to the abc an investigation was underway and it was seeking the "the public's help in identifying potential victims" anyone with allegations against them is stood down pending investigation," they said all workers undertake formal and refresher training in keeping children safe for lisa smith, she hopes by speaking up she will be able to bring justice to victims who are yet to see it when her father pleaded guilty to her abuse, she wrote a victim impact statement that was filed to the court what would i do if she was touched inappropriately? ms hishon said she understood there had also been several other court cases in australia where offenders who were members of the sect had been jailed we acknowledge aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples as the first australians and traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work victim wants to be heard lisa smith clearly remembers the moment her dad, a member of the sect, began to sexually assault her a young lisa, pictured with her sister, brothers and father the sect holds yearly conventions on properties around australia, with large tents for prayer sessions
believers meet yearly at convention sites like this to pray and learn about the sect's beliefs parts of the convention site are turned into communal dining areas rachel was a former minister in the church and left after she reported bullying and it was ignored charlie blundell grew up in taya christian sex sect, which she personally refers to as a "cult" charlie blundell's family holds senior leadership positions within the sect in queensland lisa said what happened to her when she was young still haunts her to this day high court to decide if church liable for child sexual abuse in regional victoria five decades ago survivors of child sexual abuse being offered less traumatic way to get compensation so let's talk about another plan that was released this week but received very little attention scott morrison apologises to victims of institutional child sex abuse the dispatch reports that multiple sources say dawson was found dead at about p dawson is the former girls basketball coach at worthington christian high school one victim tells police she was a year-old sophomore at worthington christian in when her relationship with dawson became sexual her relationship with dawson continued until september court records show the victim says she had intercourse with dawson multiple times and that he sometimes made videos dawson was the girls basketball coach at worthington for three years, moving to north carolina in if you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation a protester has disrupted a nsw parliamentary inquiry into proposed legislation that would make it easier for transgender people to record a sex change on legal documents
the live stream of the hearing was cut, and ms quade was removed from the room one of the most contentious reforms is an amendment to the births, deaths and marriages registration act it would remove the existing requirement for people to have undergone a sex affirmation procedure before registering a sex change nsw is the only australian state or territory that still imposes this requirement under the equality bill, a person aged 16 or older may apply to change their legal sex by making a statutory declaration that they identify as being of a particular sex sex descriptors other than male taya christian sex female include agender, genderqueer and non-binary the applicant must also provide a supporting statement from an adult who has known them for at least 12 months after the hearing resumed, archbishop fisher said self-identification of sex on legal documents would put women-only spaces at risk and make it "near-impossible" to retain religious customs examples he gave were single-sex prayer, opposite-sex weddings, male-only ordainments, and single-sex schooling outside parliament, ms quade addressed a small group of supporters who had gathered in the rain one of them was monique new, who said the bill would take away the sex-based rights of women and it's just as safe for women in victoria as it is here," dr cohn said the service's health and communications manager eloise brook told the inquiry their clients were frequently on suicide watch a australian study found 43 per cent of trans people had attempted to take their own life because of widespread discrimination dr brook, a trans woman, said her life improved vastly when the federal government changed the law a decade ago to allow her passport to match her gender identity last year, premier chris minns did not rule out following similar reforms passed by the labor governments of victoria and queensland but the government's official submission to the inquiry has flagged "key operational issues" with the proposed changes
- It warned the legislation, as it was currently drafted, "may reduce identity fraud protections"
- Independent MP Alex Greenwich's legislative amendment is currently being examined
- Reverand Anthony Fisher said this bill would make it "near-impossible" to retain religious customs
- Monique New left had concerns over what the bill would mean for cisgender women
- Eloise Brook said her life improved vastly when the federal government changed the law a decade ago to allow her passport to match her gender identity
