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	Leader of Sect Plans Hunger Strike Santa Fe New Mexican June 7, 2008 http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/News-in-brief--6-7-08 CLAYTON — The leader of an apocalyptic sect accused of sex crimes against underage female followers said Friday that he will not eat until state child welfare workers return a teenager who was removed from the sect's compound. Two teenage girls and a boy were taken from the compound in northeastern New Mexico in late April by the state Children, Youth and Families Department after the allegations were raised against Wayne Bent, 67, who heads The Lord Our Righteousness Church. Bent, who calls himself Michael Travesser, has been indicted by a grand jury on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bent has denied any molestation occurred, and his followers say the charges are false.
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