‘Some abusers organise…in groups to abuse children and adults in a more formally ritualised way.’1
- ‘Some…use complex rituals to terrify, silence and convince victims of the[ir] tremendous power…’2
- ‘Some…organise…round a religion or faith [-] …the teaching and training of…children…often takes the form of severe and sustained torture and abuse.’3
‘A destructive cult is a group with a hidden agenda of power through deceptive recruitment and complete control of the minds and lives of its members.’4
Links to websites
RA INFO: Ritual Abuse, Ritual Crime and Healing (www.ra-info.org/faqs/#safety)
‘Information and Resources for Survivors…’
End Ritual Abuse (www.endritualabuse.org)
‘…articles…references to other resources and links to information and support…’
Links to books
Where Angels Fear: Ritual Abuse in Scotland by Laurie Matthew (Dundee: Young Women’s Centre, 2002)
paperback edition Kindle edition
‘…written in plain English and does not sensationalise ritual abuse…’
- paperback: £15 (new); ISBN: 0-95399-614-X
- kindle edition: £2.59
Blasphemous Rumours: Is Satanic Ritual Abuse Fact or Fantasy by Andrew Boyd (London: Fount, 1991)
‘Reports persist that children and adults are being systematically abused during rituals with satanic overtones.’
- paperback: £15 (new), £3.50 (used copy); ISBN: 0-00627-597-4
UK Column videos of interviews with wilfred wong (child abuse campaigner)
Satanic Ritual Abuse (54 minutes)