Mexico Arrests Suspected US Cult Leader Over Triple Murder and Pedophilia

[Judi Lynn]

Mexico Arrests Suspected US Cult Leader Over Triple Murder and Pedophilia
November 06, 2017 4:21 AM

Mexican police have detained a polygamous cult leader wanted in the United States on charges of pedophilia and who is a suspect in the murder of three U.S. citizens in Mexico.

Orson William Black Jr. was arrested in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua along with his four wives and 22 other people, including minors, state prosecutors said in a statement.

In a joint operation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), about 100 police officers swooped down on three houses and two ranches where Black and his followers were living, the statement said.

The arrests followed an investigation into the September 10 murder of three U.S. citizens in the region, aged 15, 19 and 23.

More:
https://www.voanews.com/a/mexican-police-arrest-us-cult-suspect/4102363.html





Orson William Black Jr.

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Cult leader Orson William Black Jr arrested after triple murder



10:06am 6th November 2017
(Updated 12:27pm 6th November 2017)

A polygamist and suspected cult leader wanted on paedophile charges has been arrested as part of a triple murder investigation.

US national Orson William Black Jr was detained in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua over the weekend, alongside his four wives and 22 other Americans, including some minors.

Approximately 100 police officers descended on the "El Negro" ranch on Friday and Saturday as part of a joint operation with the FBI following the murder of three young Americans in the same region.

Two teenagers aged 15 and 19, as well as a 23-year-old man, were killed on 10 September.

More:
https://www.strayfm.com/news/world/2422664/cult-leader-orson-william-black-jr-arrested-after-triple-murder/

Editorials and other articles:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016195899

[Not Ruth]

1. The linked story is fascinating

The 3 dead sound like his younger relatives, he has frozen lion and and zebra, he is an American illegal in Mexico, etc.



A polygamist and suspected cult leader wanted on paedophile charges has been arrested as part of a triple murder investigation.
US national Orson William Black Jr was detained in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua over the weekend, alongside his four wives and 22 other Americans, including some minors.
Approximately 100 police officers descended on the "El Negro" ranch on Friday and Saturday as part of a joint operation with the FBI following the murder of three young Americans in the same region.
Two teenagers aged 15 and 19, as well as a 23-year-old man, were killed on 10 September.
The Chihuahua State Attorney General's Office said that the US Consulate became involved in the investigation when it became apparent that the victims did not have birth certificates - but they have since been identified as Michael Black, Robert W Black and Jesse L Black.
Black Jr, a 56-year-old who is also known as Larry William Black, is a suspect but has not yet been charged.
For now, he and the others arrested at the ranch face charges of entering Mexico illegally and animal cruelty.
More than 50 butchered and frozen animals were found across five properties - including zebra, buffalo and a lion.
A number of vehicles were seized during the raid, including vans and motorcycles sporting both US and Mexican licence plates, and witnesses also saw officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration at the scene.
Black Jr, who allegedly leads a sect named "La Comuna", also faces human trafficking charges and has faced paedophilia charges in the US state of Arizona since 2003.
He has been accused of unlawful sex with teenage girls who later became his wives.
Prosecutors said: "He has been wanted in the United States for 15 years on sex crimes charges and fled to Mexico."
In 2006, Black Jr was featured on the then popular US TV show America's Most Wanted.