Parents File Lawsuit Claiming Connecticut High School Staff Introduced Daughters to Cult

The suit claims staff members initiated three girls into a religious cult.

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Two parents have filed a lawsuit against a trio of Connecticut high school teachers, claiming that they were responsible for initiating their three daughters into a disturbing cult. 

The lawsuit alleges that Avon High School Spanish teachers Rebecca KesslerChristopher Esposito, Tanya Mastoloni, and guidance counselor Laura Sullivan introduced their daughters to a cult that supported "martyrdom and [celebrated] death":

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Furthermore, the suit claims that the two oldest daughters—now 22 and 19-years-old, respectively—became prone to suicidal dreams as a result of their association with the cult. Gothamist adds that the suit also names both the school system and Wellesley College, claiming that very little was done to prohibit contact between the girls and the accused Avon High School staff post-graduation.

[via Gothamist]

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