Two men and two women were indicted Thursday, October 14 in Limoges for rape and sexual assault, especially on a minor, in a context of sectarian drift in Bort-les-Orgues and Saint-Sylvain (Corrèze), a correspondent learned from AFP to the Tulle prosecutor's office.
These four people were arrested Tuesday: a 73-year-old man, responsible for a structure called "
The School of Knowledge
" and considered the "
guru
", and a woman in Bort-les-Orgues.
The son of this septuagenarian as well as another woman were arrested in Saint-Sylvain.
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In a context of organization assimilated to a sect, they are suspected of having participated to varying degrees in "
rape, rape in meetings and sexual assault
" on four followers: a man, two women and the daughter of one. of them, minor at the time of the facts.
The prosecution requested a provisional detention for the main accused, the other three indicted having been placed under judicial supervision.
A strong online presence
The School of Knowledge "
has been the subject of seven reports to the Interministerial Mission for vigilance and the fight against sectarian aberrations
" (Miviludes), explained the Tulle prosecutor's office.
According to the newspaper La Montagne, which was the first to report this information, nothing, no sign or sign, materialized the presence of this structure in a house in the center of Bort-les-Orgues, but it did have a presence. on the internet and via a YouTube channel. Media on which the
alleged
"
guru
" presented an argument "
stating the need to free the mind and spirituality through sexual practices
", according to the newspaper. Week-end or week-long courses were offered in the center of Bort-les-Orgues or that of Saint-Sylvain.
The investigation began after a first complaint received in April.
As part of a judicial investigation opened Thursday by the criminal pole in Limoges, it is now carried out by the Limoges research section and the Tulle research brigade.
