Leader of NM sect goes on fast in prison
Posted at: 09/17/2009 2:15 PM
By: The Associated Press
LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) - The leader of an apocalyptic sect who is serving 10 years in prison for sexual misconduct with teenage female followers is on what he terms a religious fast.
Sixty-eight-year-old Wayne Bent was sentenced last December for criminal sexual contact of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Central New Mexico Correctional Facility Deputy Warden Kenneth Sandlin says Bent ate one meal daily two weeks ago and drank only juice and nutrient-rich Ensure last week, but has taken only water since Monday.
The prison transferred the leader of The Lord Our Righteousness Church to long-term care for monitoring.
Sandlin says Bent has lost four to five pounds.
He says the state could seek a court order to give him nutrients if his weight drops too much.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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