A fifteen year-old teenage girl, who was a member of the alleged Socorro /”cult/” in Surigao del Norte, testifies before the Senate. /”Chloe/” says when she was 13, she was arranged to marry a 21-year-old man.

She recalls leader Señor Aguila telling the man, /”You can take advantage of and rape her since you’re already married./”

Related: https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/senor-aguila-surigao-del-norte-cult-leaders-indicted-november-6-2023/

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