Police Raid Religious Group's Base in UK

0:00On May 1st, police raided a religious group's base in crew Cheshire. After a woman claimed she was lured there and sexually assaulted. The leader, 42-year-old American Abdullah Hashim and nine others, got arrested Wednesday by around 500 officers, a court-slapped interim slavery and trafficking risk orders on Hashim and four more suspects. The woman connected with the Amadi religion of peace and light online, sold her home abroad and moved to the UK in 2023 under. The promises of a better life. Once at their guardian former orphanage, called Webb House, she handed over her money in passport, then faced rape, forced marriage, and beatings, the court heard. She escaped the abuse during a trip to Sweden, alerting authorities on the way back through Ireland. The site had high fences, bodyguards, and even a robotic dog with about 150 followers living there, including homeschooled kids. Judges banned the five from crew, contacting the victim, handling others' bank cards,

1:01or moving people under their influence. They must surrender passports, too, and all suspects are out on bail while probes continue. Cheshire police say this targets the allegations, not the faith itself, and they're keeping a big presence at the site for safety. The group was shifted from Sweden in 2021, claims full cooperation as the case unfolds.