US parents give away daughter to 'religious, cult-like figure'123RF The teenage girl gave birth to two children by the cult figure, who she considered her husband. A US man has been accused of fathering two children with a teenager who had been "gifted" to him by her parents. US authorities said Kaplan styled himself as "a prophet from God" who "groomed them to believe he was a religious, cult-like figure to whom they should submit their will". Kaplan was the "prime mover" in taking the girls as wives, Weintraub said, but "none of this would've happened without the parents' acquiescence and support". According to one sister, Kaplan called all six sisters his wives, and said he had dreams telling him it was what God wanted.

Source: Stuff November 03, 2016 02:26 UTC