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Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Suit Says School Personnel Harassed Children and Family of Devil-Worship Cult Leader
NewsOK reports on a suit filed in an Oklahoma state court yesterday against Putnam (OK) school officials by the leader of a Devil-worshiping cult and his wife who contend that their children were mistreated in school because of their religion and that the family was subjected to false allegations of improper parenting. Adam Daniels is dastur of the Dakhma of Angra Mainyu, which describes itself on its website as anti-Catholic and anti-Christian. It became known for the Black Mass that it sponsored in 2014. The lawsuit, seeking $300,000 in damages, claims that the Daniels children were bullied and harassed in school by teachers and other students. It also contends that false reports by school officials to child welfare authorities led to 40 visits from Child Protective Services personnel.