The guy is criminally insane. End of story.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" wrote: > > Check out this guy! > 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 > > > > > > > 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 > 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. > > > Read more: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2274974/Siberian-cult-leader-cla\ > imed-alien-god-star-Sirius-jailed-ritual-rape-dozens-disciples.html#ixzz\ > 2KET3e95b > aimed-alien-god-star-Sirius-jailed-ritual-rape-dozens-disciples.html#ixz\ > z2KET3e95b> > Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter > | > DailyMail on Facebook > >
