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Cult leader William Kamm and wife groomed young girl for a decade, Sydney court told

Cult leader William Kamm and wife groomed young girl for a decade, Sydney court told

Summary

William Kamm and his wife Sandra Mathison are on trial in Sydney for allegedly grooming a young girl for about ten years to become Kamm’s wife and bear many children in a cult. Kamm, who led a religious cult, and Mathison deny the charges, and the trial is ongoing.

Key Facts

  • William Kamm, known as “Little Pebble,” led the Order of Saint Charbel cult in New South Wales.
  • Kamm and Mathison are accused of grooming a girl from age six to sixteen between 2010 and 2020.
  • Kamm claimed to receive messages from Jesus and the Virgin Mary and saw himself as a prophet.
  • The cult believed the girl and other women were chosen to repopulate a post-disaster world.
  • Kamm was in jail early in the grooming period but allegedly communicated with the girl through phone calls.
  • Mathison allegedly told the girl to keep her “marriage” to Kamm secret and not see other boys.
  • After Kamm’s parole in 2014, he was not allowed to contact females under 17, but he allegedly broke this rule.
  • The trial began in 2024, with both Kamm and Mathison pleading not guilty, and the judge-alone trial continues.
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