'Soldiers of Christ' killing unsettles Korean Americans in Georgia and stokes fear of cults – WABE
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The slaying of a South Korean woman during an initiation process for a group that called itself Soldiers of Christ has shocked the large Korean American community in metro Atlanta.
Sehee Cho had come to metro Atlanta suburb from South Korea to heal from a traumatic experience. Instead, police say the Soldiers of Christ tortured and starved the 33-year-old woman until she died.
Community leaders say Korean Americans need to be more vigilant to protect against religious cults and the possible exploitation of new arrivals.
The proximity of the slaying to the heart of Korean social and cultural life in the region has been unsettling for many across metro Atlanta.