The filthy and severely deformed offspring of a
horrifying incest cult whose members bred together for generations have
been discovered in a remote farming community in Australia.
The members of the 'cult' who are actually brothers and sisters, uncles
and aunts had sex with one another over four generations, and
raised children who themselves grew up to become intimate and have more
inbred children.
The shocking discovery of the family's depraved life in the valley was exposed by residents of a
nearby town, who had reported that there were children living in the hills who had not been attending school.
The man told the Sydney paper that on occasions two women with 'about
ten children' would emerge from a car, buy something in the shops and
leave.
'They were never clean looking,' said the man. And there was 'nothing'
on the blocks of land where the family lived - 'no electricity, no
water, just scrub.'
Raid: Police and welfare officers were shocked by the appalling
conditions they found at the secret 'village of the dammed' where 40
members of the family lived
And sure enough, Police and child care workers were stunned when they
arrived at the cult camp, and found 40 adults and children living in two
broken-down caravans, two sheds and tents, where there was no running
water or sewage.
Dirt caked the surfaces of stoves and cooking facilities, rotten
vegetables lay in a refrigerator and a kangaroo was sleeping on one of
the children's beds.
Chainsaws, bags of rubbish and exposed electrical wires lay about. There were no toilets, showers or baths.
The children were found living in filth and had numerous disabilities from their inbred births.
Police later found out the family was started by a brother and sister who slept together and she got pregnant.
Down through the generations, the family continued to regenerate itself,
the children beginning to have sex with one another as soon as they
were old enough.
The outback: The children found at the camp were only allowed into town a couple of times a year and looked 'dirty' locals said
The elders in the family comprised sisters Rhonda, 47; Martha, 33; and
Betty Colt, 46, who slept every night with her brother, Charlie.
Betty had 13 children, some of whom were fathered by her father, Tim, and her brother, Charlie.
Rhonda and Martha too had their own children who had sex with each other to have more children.
Most of the children were underweight, could not hear or write, had
fragmented and stunted speech, decaying teeth and ere unable to bathe or
dry themselves. Some did not know how to use a toilet or what toilet
paper was.
However, since the discovery of the shocking events in the hidden
valley, some children have since been placed with foster families, while
others are in treatment programmes for sexualised behaviour and
psychological trauma.
They are said to be making progress with schooling and hygiene, but Betty Colt appears to be in denial.
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