[SBS Special] Labyrinth-Fall into religion ③

Maze (迷路): Difficult forked, difficult road to escape once entered

● Families shattered by religious groups

In front of the gate of someone's house in Gapyeong, parents crying desperately, with their children's names and personal details written there. It is the parents of dozens of children from all over the country, not the parents of one child.

They are shouting for their children to return to the pontoon who lives in this house.

Most of the children these parents visit here are adults over the age of 20, and why are they looking for children who have already become adults?

Parents claim that the children were run away by a religious group that recently caused social objections.

Children who were nicer and more listened than anyone before falling into religion. Why did they leave their parents and run away?

● People who escaped from the maze… Where they say

According to the stories of people who have joined and fled to religious groups, they are suspicious before entering and do not fall easily, but once they enter, it is difficult to come out.

So, it says that it takes 5 years at least to get out of mind and 30 years at least, and in some cases, even if you want to come out, you can't escape until you die.

And he seems to be hypnotized to do unusual things without hesitation. One of the cases testified that he was sexually assaulted by the pontoon, but was unable to escape.

"Even though I had such a moment ... I didn't think it wasn't this, and I only came up with one thing. What would I do if there was this (religious group) ... What would I do if (the teacher) was the Messiah ... I couldn't go out ..."

What is it that makes them fall into this maze and keeps them out?

● Why they fall into the maze… "It's like grooming sex crimes."

They say that the way they make people fall into religion is dense, planned and organized. It is said that it is similar to step 6 of grooming for sex offenders to commit a crime.

So, if you miss out, it's not easy for anyone to get out, experts say.

Through the stories of people who are wandering through religious groups such as the maze, they analyzed why they are falling out and why they cannot escape from it.

(SBS New Media Department)

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