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It just gave them an excuse to do whatever they want to anyone, really, or with anyone. >> the law of love was a creation of david berg, founder of the cult, and promoted and encouraged through its publications. >> i practice what i preach. and i preach sex, boys and girls, hallelujah. when i say [ muted ] you know what i'm talking about? don't you? every one of you know. except for maybe some of the little children. our kids are so smart they even know what that means. we don't think there is anything evil about it. we don't think there is anything wrong. >> the circumstances of ricky's passi...

As leader of a cult with many enemies, karen zerby's whereabouts were a closely guarded secret. when rick left the family, he broke off all contact with her. so when he decided to challenge his mother over the abuse he had suffered, he had to find her first. >> i think he really wanted to confront her face to face and ask her, you know, and get some answers. >> he was searching for his meaning in life. he really was. and i think he finally came up with the conclusion that his, his reason for living was to make right his mother's wrongs. >> in the summer of 2004, news reached rick that his moth...

The women not only had sexual relationships with the young boys. they were also facilitators. they also gave their children to the men. it wasn't just the case of sort of, you know, sticking up for your mate or for your partner or the woman defending the man and being in denial because of it. no, they were active enablers and active participants in our abuse. >> rick and davida even starred in their own bedtime story, printed by the family as an example for all their children to follow. chapters dealt with potty training, discipline, and sex. >> the book was just written by my mother, because ...

>> karen zerby was a hooker for jesus, one of the first. on one trip to tenerife, she records fishing 18 different men. one of them was a local waiter, rick's father. david berg wanted an heir apparent he could mold in his own image, so he adopted baby rick, celebrating the new messiah in the cult's publications and documenting his childhood in intimate family snaps. >> he was almost like, i don't know, what would you compare that to? i suppose he was just very famous, you know. probably one of the most famous, sort of like next to, next to his dad, you know. it's like their family was like ro...

Him as a baby. that's what he looked like when i first met him. he went through a long-hair stage. he was quite skinny at the time. i always liked taking pictures of him. he would always get mad at me. but i am lucky now because i have all these pictures of him. >> rick was 19 when he met elixcia at a family commune in hungary. >> when he came down the stairs with a beautiful smile, he said, what are you doing? and then we just started chatting. he's like, do you know how to play cards? i'm like, no. he said, do you want me to teach you? so we went up to my room. he brought some music and we j...