Homeschooling’s 

Invisible Children

4 Children by Daniel Sweetman

Content note: Case narratives include descriptions of severe violence inflicted on children, including abuse and neglect, sexual violence, torture, and murder, as well as mentions of suicide and domestic violence. They also include photos of victims and perpetrators of violence.

daniel sweetman
Four children, including a 9-year-old boy, his 8-year-old sister, and a 10-year-old boy, were sexually abused by their babysitter, Daniel Sweetman, around March 1991. Sweetman was the son of Julius Schacknow, the leader of a new religious movement to which the children’s families belonged. The children in the group had been homeschooled since 1988 on Schacknow’s orders after a teenager had disclosed abuse to one of his teachers.

Sweetman was convicted of sexual abuse and sentenced to a year in prison.

Date: August 28, 1991
Location:
Hamden, Connecticut

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Documents: Date:
Cult Leader’s Son Held On Sex Assault Charges 08-29-1991
Man Faces New Assault Charges 08-30-1991
CULT LEADER’S PROBLEMS GROW AS FOLLOWING SHRINKS 06-01-1993
Cult Leader Brother Julius Dies At 71 07-30-1996