Another Self-Proclaimed Messiah is GUILTY (And Another Prisoner Gets Hold Of A "Virgin" Too!!!)

"Jurors on Monday convicted the leader of an apocalyptic northeastern New Mexico sect of one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Wayne Bent, the self-described Messiah and leader of The Lord Our Righteousness Church, faced two counts each of criminal sexual contact of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in allegations involving 14- and 16-year old sisters in July and August 2006.

Bent, 67, testified last week he placed his hand on the sternums, but not the breasts, of the teenagers as they lay naked with him in separate incidents. He said he was careful that the spiritual healing exercises with the sisters not take a sexual turn.

An ex-member of the church said in May that Bent 'said God told him that he was supposed to sleep with seven virgins.'

...Bent, who calls himself Michael Travesser, could face a dozen years in prison for the three convictions."

-- Fox News

Belief: Where The Possiblities Are Endless

For 16 years, he followed a man who calls himself Michael, finally settling along with other families on a former ranch in a remote corner of New Mexico.

There were red flags along the way, but John Sayer didn't break away from the apocalyptic church until late 2005.

Michael "said God told him that he was supposed to sleep with seven virgins," recalled Sayer, 36. Two were to be Sayer's daughters, then 14 and 15.

"I just told him no. ... I'm not in agreement. I don't see it's right," Sayer said.

Sayer, his wife and daughters left the compound, although his daughters returned. His youngest was still living there when she was removed by the state Children, Youth and Families Department last week, Sayer said.

Sayer said Michael Travesser — whose real name is Wayne Bent — did sleep with seven virgins, but all were over 18 and did not include his daughters.

However, Sayer said his daughters "lay naked" with Michael, although they said no sex was involved. He said he doubts his daughters were molested, but "anything's possible."

-- From an Associated Press article, in Newsweek, on the appropriately-named Wayne Bent (in the center of the photo, wearing white) cult leader of The Lord Our Righteousness Church, who is currently on a hunger strike because the authorities took the girls away.