THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SATANIC CULT INVOLVEMENT: AN ...

69. On weekends I would promote drinking
and the use of drugs, such as grass and
various "uppers". When they were under
the influence they were easy to recruit into
Satanism. By the end of my six months at
police college I had brought six new
members into Satanism.
70. After college most ofus managed to get
into the same unit for the first two years,
where we would work together as a team
while I continued to train them in the crcift.
71. We were in a specific riot unit that was
sent all over the country on operations that
often led to killing "enemies of the state"
or criminals. All those killed in our
presence or by ourselves were dedicated to
Satan as sacrifices.
72. When off-duty, we'd go into the cities
and recruit more members into Satanism.
69. S's successful indoctrination and
recruitment of six police force colleagues
was facilitated by his strategy of using
drugs and alcohol to make them more
amenable to his influence.
70. For a number of years S provided
satanic instruction to those members of his
police unit he had recruited, and who
worked together as a team.
71. All those criminals or political
adversaries killed in the course of S's police
activities were offered as sacrifices to
Satan.
72. Satanic members of S's police unit
would recruit civilian members when off
duty.
73. I studied the teacbings ofAnton LaVey 73. Although S studied published writings
because it was the clearest and most on Satanism, most ofhis satanic knowledge
detailed , but most of my knowledge was was acquired directly from demons.
learned directly from demons, and not
writings.
What was your relationship like with the high priest?
Natural meanine units
Central themes
74. Before I joined the South African 74. Both S and the coven's high priest were
Police I had a very dangerous relationship powerful, and their mutual hatred made
with our high priest, as we hated each their relationship dangerous.
other andwere both very powerful.
75. I was rising in rank far more rapidly 75. S made rapid progress in the satanic
than most. My demons would often hierarchy of power, and he soon began to
confront the high priest's demons, and he employ his demons to challenge the high
would never get the better ofme.
priest's demons.
76. When I joined the police we had very 76. As head of the police unit's satanic
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