(The Christian Institute) — A man forced to live in an Australian drug-taking cult until he was rescued at 15 says Jesus Christ healed the damage he suffered.

Ben Shenton was handed over to cult leader Anne Hamilton-Bryce at just 18 months old. In the years that followed, he and other children were abused and indoctrinated.

But now, more than 30 years after police freed him from the cult, he says knowing Jesus has given him lasting transformation.

The Family – as the cult was called – believed Hamilton-Bryce was a reincarnation of Jesus Christ and would help to re-educate people after an apocalyptic event.

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