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Siberian cult leader who claimed he was alien god from the star Sirius
jailed for ritual rape of dozens of disciples
* Russian Konstantin Rudnev's cult Ashram Shambala had 30,000
followers
* Leader forced disciples to take part in orgies, occultism and drugs
trafficking
* The 45-year-old said he was 'sent to Earth to enlighten mankind'
*
By WILL STEWART
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A Russian cult leader has been jailed for 11 years for raping and
sexually assaulting his followers.
Konstantin Rudnev, 45, forced his disciples to take part in orgies,
occultism, and drug-trafficking, a court in Novosibirsk, Siberia heard.
Former Red Army conscript Rudnev, a self-proclaimed alien god from the
star Sirius, demanded blind submission from his followers mainly aged
between 14 and 30.
[Cult leader: Konstantin Rudnev has been jailed for 11 years after
Russian authorities spend over a decade trying to bring him to justice]
Cult leader: Konstantin Rudnev has been jailed for 11 years after
Russian authorities spent over a decade trying to bring him to justice
`Rudnev's cult members often lost their money and property and
abandoned their relatives and friends, and many of them were reported
missing,' reported the Siberian Times
<http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/cult-leader-jailed-for-11-ye\
ars-in-siberia-for-raping-and-sexually-assaulting-his-followers/> .
`After joining up, females were forced to take part in `ritual
rapes' and orgies with Rudnov and other cult leaders, the court was
told.'
One mother told how her son took up yoga classes with the sect - called
Ashram Shambala - when he was 15, and three years later vanished after
joining his 30,000 followers.
More than a dozen followers gave evidence against Rudnev and shocking
videos were also found showing how some Ashram Shambala followers were
subjected to violence and sexual abuse.
[Predator: Rudnev's cult Ashram Shambala had over 30,000 followers
devoted to his teachings which saw them cut all ties with their families
and take part in drugs trafficking and sex orgies]
Predator: Rudnev's cult Ashram Shambala had over 30,000 followers
devoted to his teachings which saw them cut all ties with their families
and take part in drugs trafficking and sex orgies
Media reports suggest some victims were under age.
His sect was set up before the collapse of the USSR but earlier attempts
to convict him over a 12 year period had failed because his
`victims' refused to testify against him in court, said
prosecutors who had sought a 15 year sentence.
Rudnev claims to his followers that he was sent to Earth to enlighten
mankind, drawing up his own bizarre teachings called `The Way of a
Fool' which mocked traditional views of family life, study and work.
He was also convicted of creating a religious organisation infringing on
people's personalities and rights.
The sect was lucrative and he became a multi-millionaire, preying on the
vulnerable in a country undergoing massive transformations after the
collapse of Soviet rule.
[Guilty: Female members of Rudnev's cult were forced to take part in
'ritual rapes' some of which were reported to have been underage at the
time]
Guilty: Female members of Rudnev's cult were forced to take part in
'ritual rapes' some of which were reported to have been underage at the
time
He ran yoga seminars to lure young people who then disowned their
families and gave their life savings and property to his Ashram Shambala
sect.
According to him, his eccentric 'teachings' took elements from
the Bible, the Koran, Karmasutra, shamanism, paganism and tantric sex.
Prosecutors alleged his methods were sinister and involved the
brainwashing of vulnerable people.
When he was arrested some 15 people - including a 14 year girl from
Belarus - were on police search lists after being reported missing by
relatives.
Rudnev's lawyer Alexander Nizhinsky said: `We think the verdict
announced today was not very objective.'
In 2004, a psychological commission found him criminally insane and he
was placed in a mental hospital, but later escaped.
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