'I broke away from a strict homeschooling community cult'
Bill Gothard
"They had heard about  Bill Gothard   founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP)  who was a really big deal in Oregon. They attended  his  seminars and embraced the IBLP homeschooling curriculum wholeheartedly.
" He  was an icon  kind of like a prophet. The seminars involved a week of intensive brainwashing.  He  was the authority.  His  word was the law.
"There was a lot of heavy-handed smacking from our parents. To disobey them  was to disobey God. The system was especially awful for the little ones. At  Bill Gothard's  seminars he used to talk about 'breaking their will'.
Judy believes there is a connection between the Turpin family and  Bill Gothard  and the IBLP:
"Under Bill Gothard's teachings  I was sent to Taiwan aged 21 to teach English for six months.
The Washington Post reported that  Bill Gothard  resigned from the IBLP ministry in 2014 amid allegations of sexual abuse  which  he  denied  and in 2016 there were further details of a lawsuit filed by 10 women.
"They had heard about  Bill Gothard   founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP)  who was a really big deal in Oregon. They attended  his  seminars and embraced the IBLP homeschooling curriculum wholeheartedly.
" He  was an icon  kind of like a prophet. The seminars involved a week of intensive brainwashing.  He  was the authority.  His  word was the law.
"There was a lot of heavy-handed smacking from our parents. To disobey them  was to disobey God. The system was especially awful for the little ones. At  Bill Gothard's  seminars he used to talk about 'breaking their will'.
Judy believes there is a connection between the Turpin family and   [TGT] and the IBLP:
"Under Bill Gothard's teachings  I was sent to Taiwan aged 21 to teach English for six months.
The Washington Post reported that   [TGT] resigned from the IBLP ministry in 2014 amid allegations of sexual abuse  which  he  denied  and in 2016 there were further details of a lawsuit filed by 10 women.