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Inside A Cult: Messiah on Trial

Inside A Cult: Messiah on Trial

2009•50m•6.5/10
Documentary

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6.5/10(2)

Current and former cult members struggle to come to terms with the 2008 trial of self-proclaimed Messiah Wayne Bent, accused of molesting young girls.

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EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Alex Hannaford

Narrator

Wayne Bent

Himself

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