A Butte County jury today found a religious cult leader guilty of molesting four young girls and raping two women, all of whom were followers of his movement.
OROVILLE, Calif. — A Butte County jury has convicted a self-proclaimed prophet and religious leader of sexually assaulting six of his followers, including four children, after a seven-day trial that exposed years of abuse within a secretive Hmong religious community based at the foot of Table Mountain.
Sansue Bee Vang, 58, was found guilty Friday of eight counts of child molestation and three counts of rape. The verdict, delivered by a jury of ten men and two women, came after testimony from six victims who described systematic sexual abuse disguised as religious obligation and enforced through threats of violence against them and their families.
