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A new BBC documentary series investigates the Jesus Army, a notoriously abusive evangelical cult founded in Northamptonshire in 1969 that ultimately disbanded following exposure of widespread crimes. Filmmaker Ellena Wood interviewed dozens of traumatized survivors who detailed intense psychological manipulation, physical violence, and sexual abuse that affected roughly one in six children living in the group's communal houses. Investigations revealed that the cult's late leader, Noel Stanton, and senior church officials systematically covered up these offenses for years rather than addressing them. Although the organization has since apologized and established a financial redress scheme compensating victims with modest damages, survivors continue to grapple with the profound, lifelong impacts of spiritual and physical abuse.
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