What was the 'Children of God' cult? Twisted sect said to encourage child sex abuse and mass orgies
'Children of God' sect, now known as The Family International, had communities scattered across Scotland and still operates today.It hit the today after a paedophile cult member has admitted raping two little girls in Scotland.Derek Lincoln appeared at Glasgow High Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the children - aged nine and 11 - over a two year period between 1989 and 1991.The 74-year-old was extradited from France in 2019 on a European Arrest warrant following his involvement with the religious cult.The 'Children of God' was started in the US in the late 1960s by its founder, David Berg - who called himself Moses.He told members that God was love and love was sex regardless of age or relationship.