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 |
