Bogotá, Nov 23, 2025 (AFP) - Colombia says 17 minors rescued from Jewish sect accused of abuse

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2025-11-23

Colombian authorities said Sunday they had rescued 17 minors from members of Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect under investigation for alleged child sex abuse. Lev Tahor, which practices a form of Judaism in which women wear black tunics covering them from head to toe, has been the subject of investigations for the mistreatment of minors in several countries. "We have rescued 17 boys, girls and teens," the country's immigration service sai......

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