The Order of St Charbel
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William Kamm has a 10pm curfew, and is not allowed to spend time with girls under the age of 17. He is prevented from entering the Shoalhaven district of New South Wales, and his movements and communications are monitored. These are conditions of his release after serving 9 years in jail for crimes he committed against two teenage girls – yet his followers still believe that he is the next true Pope, and that the Virgin Mary speaks to him on the 13th day of every month. CW: references to manipulative behaviours, and sexual assault of minors. A small amount of coarse language. Please consider whether you would like to listen on this basis. Content is not suitable for children. The opinions expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of the makers of Let's Talk About Sects. Research sources listed on each episode page at www.ltaspod.com. If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you’re in Australia (via www.cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via www.icsahome.com). Special Guest: Claire Ashman. Links: Claire Ashman's website — where her book 'Lessons from a Cult Survivor' is available for pre-order.Lessons From A Cult Survivor — by Claire Ashman, 2018 – book pre-sale linkA WOLF Among the SHEEP: How God's Prophet the Little Pebble Became a Womanising, Millionaire Cult Leader — by Graeme Webber, KeyStone Press, 2008The Little Pebble: The Last Pope, A Man of Contradiction, Petrus Romanus, Sinner or Saint? — by William Costellia, self-published, 1999 (volume 1)Official website of The Little PebbleWilliam 'Little Pebble' Kamm's supervision to continue — AAP, The Illawarra Mercury, 8 January 2016DSM to Distinguish Paraphilias From Paraphilic Disorders — by Mark Moran, Psychiatric News, 3 May 2013South Coast cult leader William 'Little Pebble' Kamm fails to have supervision order lifted — by Angela Thompson, Illawarra Mercury, 14 August 2017The Republic Reform and Justice PartyLittle Pebble author 'surprised' by cult leader's impending release — ABC Illawarra, 12 November 2014Cult leader and convicted sex offender William Kamm to be freed within days — AAP, The Age, 11 November 2014Unrepentant Little Pebble talks about life behind bars — by Robert Crawford, South Coast Register, 2 July 2014Kamm loses sex crime conviction appeal — The Age, 9 July 2007Cult leader jailed for more sexual abuse — The Age, 4 August 2007Sex abuse sect leader loses court appeal — by Amy Coopes, The Age, 13 June 2008Social networking to be available to inmates — by Rachel Olding, The Age, 22 June 2014'Little Pebble' guilty of abusing girl — The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 May 2007LP MISSION 01 SD — Video 1 - The Mission of the Little Pebble - the first in a series of six YouTube videos uploaded by Malcolm Broussard, 25 April 2015The Uganda Cult Tragedy: A Private Investigation — by Bernard Atuhaire, Janus Publishing Company, 2003Cult Leader, Sex Offender William 'Little Pebble' Kamm Talks Life In Jail — by Josh Butler, HuffPost Australia, 28 September 2016A man of visions — by Andrew Stevenson, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 June 2002When the Sun Danced: Myth, Miracles, and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Portugal — by Jeffrey S. Bennett, University of Virginia Press, 2012The Battle of Bayside, Queens: a Q&A — by Joseph P. Laycock, Oxford University Press Blog, 29 March 2015Claims of Private Revelation: True or False? — An Evaluation of the messages of William Kamm, also known as The Little Pebble, by Ronald L. Conte Jr., 30 January 2006The Little Pebble: The testament and mystical life of William Kamm — Volume 1 of The Little Pebble: The Last Pope. A Man of Contradiction. Pet
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