‘I joined 'sex cult' and was sterilised at 25 - I left 40 years later and cry everyday’

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Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country exposed the heinous practices of Rajneesh Osho’s cult, and now another follower – who only left last year – has come forward to share her story of sexual abuse and mistreatment.Bhagwan Shee Ranjeesh, known as Osho, was an Indian mystic who began a controversial belief group in India during the 1960s and 70s.Although preaching values of love and friendship, a Netflix documentary has exposed the leader’s allegedly abusive tactics of control.

In one instance, followers even claimed that the leader had attempted to poison rival local officials in an attempt to establish the cult in the US during the early 1980s.Now, speaking on the Little Bit Culty podcast, Erin Robbins has shared her own tales of her time falling in love with the abusive cult founder.Erin was first attracted to the cult during its early origins in India, before its base moved over to Oregon in the US, when it began to outgrow its small surroundings.And, despite opening up about her experiences now, Erin admitted that she had been enthralled by the preacher’s aura during her time integrating with the cult.In one instance, she recalled how she had been part of a group of women selected to be “energy mediums”, and allowed them much closer contact with the guru.“I felt like I’d died and gone to heaven, I couldn’t have wanted more.

When I was near him, what happened in my body, I was ecstatic, I was in bliss,” she explained.But, as her contact with Ranjeesh increased, a sexual undercurrent began to present itself.Erin remembered: “I’m invited to go to this special meeting with the master, and the instructions I was given were to wear a loose robe and not to wear any underwear.