Guatemala police raids Lev Tahor, finds infant remains

Four Minors Rescued in Guatemalan Raid on Lev Tahor Cult; Infant’s Remains Discovered

The Lev Tahor sect has been under investigation in Guatemala since 2024, when the authorities rescued 160 children and 40 women from conditions of abuse and exploitation.

Guatemala police raids Lev Tahor, finds infant remains

"The safety of US citizens is our top priority," the US Embassy in Guatemala tweeted, thanking the local government for its assistance.

Infant remains found, American kids freed in raid on Jewish cult

Guatemala's interior ministry confirmed on Thursday morning the release of four children from the grip of Lev Tahor, an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect known for its extreme and insular practices, residing in a compound in the Santa Rosa district. Interior Minister Francisco Jiménez stated that the national police and the local prosecutor's office conducted a raid as part of an operation to rescue and protect minors at risk. Jimenez revealed that exc…

Shocking testimonies on Israeli children held by 'Lev Tahor' in Guatemala

Witnesses describe abuse, starvation, and forced child marriages; NIS 1.5 million allocated to aid rescue efforts.

Four children with US citizenship were released from the hands of cult members in Guatemala • Local police raided the residential area of the extremist Jewish group that has been living in the country since 2013

The Public Prosecutor ' s Office (MP), through the Prosecutor ' s Office against Trafficking in Persons, carried out a series of raids on Tuesday in the municipality of Oratorio, Santa Rosa, as part of an investigation against the religious organization Lev Tahor. The operations are aimed at following up complaints related to cases of trafficking in persons in their form of forced and servile marriage, as well as ill-treatment of minors. During …