And Jones wasn't just any member. As described in "Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult," she was cult royalty, the granddaughter of the group's founder ...

SEX CULT NUN. By Faith Jones. William Morrow. 400 pages. $27.99. Faith Jones’ vivid memoir “Sex Cult Nun” chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leave.

Faith Jones' vivid memoir "Sex Cult Nun" chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leave. Born into the cult in 1977 in Hong Kong, Jones was cult royalty, ...

Faith Jones’ vivid memoir “Sex Cult Nun” chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leave. Born into the cult in 1977 in Hong Kong, Jones was cult royalty, ...

‘Sex Cult Nun’ Author Faith Jones Tells Her Story of Emancipating From Her Grandfather’s Cult Previously Known As ‘The Children Of God’ The inner world of a cult is disturbing and shadowy one — ...

In the last few years, books, documentaries and podcasts about cults have proliferated. From HBO's NXIVM-focused "The Vow" and Netflix's "Wild Wild Country" about the Rajneesh movement to podcast ...

A survivor of the notorious Children of God cult detailed the horrifying abuse she suffered when she was as young as five — revealing how the so-called “free love” ideals of the group promoted the ...

Christina Babin spent most of her childhood in a controversial religious cult — and is now opening up about the trauma she experienced. Babin, now 44, grew up as a member of the Children of God cult: ...

Most children of rock stars grow up studiously indifferent to their parents' music, but Nat Spencer remembers in glorious detail the first time he heard his dad, Jeremy Spencer, play guitar for ...

AS darkness fell, 15-year-old Daniella Mestyanek Young snuck out of the house – but she wasn’t a rebellious teenager pushing the boundaries with her strict parents, she was fleeing a notorious sex ...

In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases. All books are on sale Tuesday. 1. “All About Me!: My Remarkable ...

This cover image released by William Morrow shows "Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult" by Faith Jones. (William Morrow via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — “Sex ...