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Forensic Considerations in Ritual Trauma Cases (Part 2) - Page 15
© Sylvia Gillotte, attorney
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Mar 21, 2001
Allegations of ritual sacrifice are particularly difficult to substantiate. Even where cults require their members to demonstrate ultimate allegiance by offering up their first-born child for sacrifice, the young female is usually in early adolescence. Having been earlier impregnated by a cult member(s) during a ritual, early labor is reportedly induced by saline injection (e.g., at 6 months gestation) and the fetus is then offered up and sacrificed in a dedication ceremony. Because of the age of the mother and size of the fetus at delivery, pregnancy is rarely suspected by the outside world. More commonly, infant victims that are to be used in sacrificial rites are provided by "breeders" within cults themselves. As with the first-born babies of cult members, there is never any record of these children's existence, much less their deaths. Furthermore, organized cults have their own unique methods and systems for disposing of bodies and/or body parts. Many cults either own or have access to a crematorium, and are assisted by cult physicians and/or coroners who cover up the cause of death of their victims. However, less sophisticated methods for body disposal such as acid or lime pits and tree shredders have also been used quite effectively.
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I could relate to many of the symptoms listed. The section on bathrooms hit home too. As a child, I had lots of nightmares and was afraid to go to sleep. I remember not wanting to get up during the ...
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Thank you,The article described a lot of my childhood; fears, terrors, compulsions, etc.. I took the checklist in part two with me to my therapist appointment. She was very interested and wanted ...
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I agree with he fact that horrible abuse does indeed go on in cult settings, and that it needs to be stopped. I also agree with the fact that often the child is purposely confused so that they cannot ...
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