It’s been over half a century since a secretive Victorian cult named The Family was created, but 54 years on, its traumatising effects are still being felt by the 28 children held captive by Anne Hamilton-Byrne.
One child was Leanne Creese, a woman who spent 16 years within The Family and says she was fed LSD from the age of just 14 years old.
“It was when we supposedly became initiated into the inner sanctum,” Creese told A Current Affair this week.
Lex de Man, a former Victorian police officer who headed up the task force responsible for investigating The Family following its demise said the practice of feeding LSD to the children was used as a method of control.
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Probably the most famous child from the cult is Julian Assange. I wonder if his childhood experiences have created his distrust of authority as an adult?
Assange was never actually involved in the cult. His mother was married to a cult member for a few years and fled after ending the abusive relationship.