Carabinieri discover alleged pseudo-spiritual sect in the Lower Susa Valley

An alleged pseudo-spiritual sect was discovered by the police in the Lower Susa Valley. Since the early hours of today, the soldiers of the Turin Provincial Command have been carrying out a precautionary custody order in prison against a 59-year-old man, held responsible for enslavement, mistreatment in the family, aggravated sexual violence and aggravated fraud against the State. According to what emerged from the investigations, physical and psychological violence and sexual abuse took place within the community.

The investigations, conducted by the Carabinieri of the Turin Investigative Unit and coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office, documented how the fifty-nine-year-old, through yoga, meditation and self-defence courses, approached people in vulnerable conditions and then hosted them within a residential community managed by him.