‘The Truth’ 2×2 religious sect confirms police investigation

‘The Truth’ 2×2 religious sect confirms police investigation

Monday, April 29th, 2024

Former members of a secretive sect under investigation by the FBI for historical child sexual abuse warn it is a highly controlling and insular group with many unwritten rules.

The religious group has about 2500 members and 60 ministers in New Zealand, meets in homes and has no official name but is commonly known as Two by Twos or The Truth.

Its spokesperson has confirmed police here are investigating at least one former minister for historical abuse and it is aware of 14 cases of allegations against members.

The sect is not registered as a charity, it has no buildings and members are encouraged to tick ‘Christian non-denominational’ on the census.

Elliot* recently left the church because of the way historical child abuse allegations were handled.

“In your article was more information than we’d ever been given as a church. I was concerned about the lack of accountability. Read more

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