Aravindan
Balakrishnan was convicted of raping, beating, brainwashing and
imprisoning female followers, one of whom was his daughter. A Maoist cult leader was found guilty on Friday of raping and beating
his brainwashed female followers, while keeping his own daughter a
fearful prisoner for more than 30 years in homes across south London.
Aravindan
Balakrishnan, 75, known as Comrade Bala, used sexual degradation and
physical and mental violence to keep the women under his control,
turning his commune based on Communist teachings into his own personal
cult with members who believed him to be a god, prosecutors said.http://www.metro.us/news/infamous-cult-leader-found-guilty-of-rape-sexual-assault-and-imprisonment/zsJold---WyEFKnONnR3b2/
