Leaders influenced by the late Rev. William Branham have overseen controlling religious groups worldwide, including a trailer park commune that abused children in the 1960s and a Tucson church that former members accuse of being a "cult."
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Children in a 1960s trailer park cult were whipped with belts, sexually abused, separated from families and locked in a cellar for days, according to survivors and court transcripts.
Critics say leaders of a religious group called "The Message" use their prophet William Branham to expand assets and amass donations.
Women share misogynistic experiences they have had in a Christian religious sect called "The Message."
Some Message believers trek to Sabino Canyon in Tucson, Arizona to retrace the steps of their prophet, the late Rev. William Branham.
As COVID ripped through a Tucson church, killing members, public-health officials couldn't get a response from church leaders.
