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And then he would bring people to, at one point, Costa Rica, Mexico, then Panama. Subsequently, those countries deported him. They told him, you are not welcome here. We don't want you here. He eventually ended up back in Atlanta, his hometown, where he was prosecuted for unlawful imprisonment and rape. And I testified at his trial.

And then he would bring people to, at one point, Costa Rica, Mexico, then Panama. Subsequently, those countries deported him. They told him, you are not welcome here. We don't want you here. He eventually ended up back in Atlanta, his hometown, where he was prosecuted for unlawful imprisonment and rape. And I testified at his trial.

And my role in my testimony was to help the jury understand how this went on for so long and the women that were being brutalized and horribly mistreated did not come forward. The jury needed to get their head around that, that these women felt that what was going on was either their fault or nothing was wrong because that was the environment that they were embedded within that Bishop controlled.

And my role in my testimony was to help the jury understand how this went on for so long and the women that were being brutalized and horribly mistreated did not come forward. The jury needed to get their head around that, that these women felt that what was going on was either their fault or nothing was wrong because that was the environment that they were embedded within that Bishop controlled.

And my role in my testimony was to help the jury understand how this went on for so long and the women that were being brutalized and horribly mistreated did not come forward. The jury needed to get their head around that, that these women felt that what was going on was either their fault or nothing was wrong because that was the environment that they were embedded within that Bishop controlled.

And Bishop in court, of course, said, oh, I'm not guilty of anything. These women had consensual sex with me. No, they did not. He used coercive persuasion, thought reform techniques, and force to take advantage of and exploit those women. And now he's doing life in prison without parole.

And Bishop in court, of course, said, oh, I'm not guilty of anything. These women had consensual sex with me. No, they did not. He used coercive persuasion, thought reform techniques, and force to take advantage of and exploit those women. And now he's doing life in prison without parole.

And Bishop in court, of course, said, oh, I'm not guilty of anything. These women had consensual sex with me. No, they did not. He used coercive persuasion, thought reform techniques, and force to take advantage of and exploit those women. And now he's doing life in prison without parole.

What Bishop uses and what Ranieri used and what all cult leaders use is control of the environment, what Lifton calls milieu control. Then they hold out their program as a sacred science that cannot be questioned. Then they use a kind of cult of confession to exhume and obtain information to leverage their power over people.

What Bishop uses and what Ranieri used and what all cult leaders use is control of the environment, what Lifton calls milieu control. Then they hold out their program as a sacred science that cannot be questioned. Then they use a kind of cult of confession to exhume and obtain information to leverage their power over people.

What Bishop uses and what Ranieri used and what all cult leaders use is control of the environment, what Lifton calls milieu control. Then they hold out their program as a sacred science that cannot be questioned. Then they use a kind of cult of confession to exhume and obtain information to leverage their power over people.

Then they have another one of Lifton's criteria, which would be doctrine over person, the subordinating of everything you feel, everything you think to the group program. And step by step, inch by inch, the leader then becomes more and more in control of the people. And the key to breaking that control is taking a break from the group, which is what I frequently will tell people.

Then they have another one of Lifton's criteria, which would be doctrine over person, the subordinating of everything you feel, everything you think to the group program. And step by step, inch by inch, the leader then becomes more and more in control of the people. And the key to breaking that control is taking a break from the group, which is what I frequently will tell people.

Then they have another one of Lifton's criteria, which would be doctrine over person, the subordinating of everything you feel, everything you think to the group program. And step by step, inch by inch, the leader then becomes more and more in control of the people. And the key to breaking that control is taking a break from the group, which is what I frequently will tell people.

I'll say, can you take a break? Is there a legitimate reason to leave? Is there a legitimate reason to take a break? If you're in a group and there's no legitimate reason to leave, what does that mean? I mean, because you can belong to a church or a club.

I'll say, can you take a break? Is there a legitimate reason to leave? Is there a legitimate reason to take a break? If you're in a group and there's no legitimate reason to leave, what does that mean? I mean, because you can belong to a church or a club.

I'll say, can you take a break? Is there a legitimate reason to leave? Is there a legitimate reason to take a break? If you're in a group and there's no legitimate reason to leave, what does that mean? I mean, because you can belong to a church or a club.

And if you say, gee, I'm moving, I wanna go to a different church or I can't be in this club anymore, my wife doesn't like it or whatever, the group would say, fair enough, all the best, stop by and see us sometime. But if you're in a group and there's no legitimate reason to leave and you're made to feel shame

And if you say, gee, I'm moving, I wanna go to a different church or I can't be in this club anymore, my wife doesn't like it or whatever, the group would say, fair enough, all the best, stop by and see us sometime. But if you're in a group and there's no legitimate reason to leave and you're made to feel shame

And if you say, gee, I'm moving, I wanna go to a different church or I can't be in this club anymore, my wife doesn't like it or whatever, the group would say, fair enough, all the best, stop by and see us sometime. But if you're in a group and there's no legitimate reason to leave and you're made to feel shame