Dancing for the Devil: Will Netflix Make a Part Two of the ‘7M TikTok Cult’ Documentary

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didn't feel like an ending. As we learned in the new Netflix documentary, bureaucracy and the United States legal system do not provide a clear path to justice when it comes to cults.Over the course of the three-episode series, fights to reconnect to their estranged daughter, , a popular social media dancer who's believed to be a member of a religious cult led by Shekinah church pastor Robert Shinn.

They describe how Shinn allegedly took control of their daughter—and a slew of other Los Angeles dancefluencers—through a shady management company tied to his church.The Wilkings are joined in their fight by other desperate parents and former Shekinah Church members, who shared harrowing stories of sexual, emotional, and financial abuse at the hands of Shinn and some members of his family.

Unfortunately, as the documentary points out, it's extremely hard to dismantle a cult because in and of themselves. Instead, victims must come forward with specific criminal accusations or sue for financial compensation.The team behind Netflix’s gripping new docuseries unpacks what it took to expose the “7M TikTok Cult” and what comes next.By Despite Shekinah survivors like Priscylla Lee going to the police with accusations of sexual assault and abuse, no charges have officially been filed against Shinn.

In fact, Shinn filed a lawsuit against Lee and a group of former 7M dancers for extortion and defamation in October 2022. According to , the group has since filed “a cross-complaint" against Shinn, his wife, and other high-ranking members of the church for “fraud, forced labor, and human trafficking.” Shinn is also being sued for sexual battery.