Colombian authorities rescued 17 children from Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect accused of child sexual abuse and trafficking.

The sect has run into legal troubles across multiple countries; Guatemala authorities previously rescued 160+ minors from a compound.

Nine sect members detained during a hotel inspection will likely be deported; Interpol alerts were issued for five children.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Immigration authorities in Colombia have taken 17 children into protective custody after they were rescued from an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect whose members have been accused of sexually abusing and kidnapping minors in several countries.

Gloria Esperanza Arriero, the director of Colombia’s national immigration service, told the Associated Press on Monday that her agency question

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