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He Slept on His Daughter’s Dorm Room Couch and Built a Cult
In 2010, Larry Ray was released from prison and moved into his daughter’s college dorm at Sarah Lawrence College. Within weeks, he was mentoring her friends. A year later, he'd moved them into a one-bedroom apartment, where he maintained control through psychological and physical abuse. Felicia Rosario was one of them. Introduced to Larry’s cult by her brother, she spent 10 years under his spell. She tells us how he brainwashed people and how she rebuilt her life after his arrest.
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