The Temple's Misdeeds

Pressure continued to mount against the church in California. Former members went on the record detailing public humiliations, spankings and other shocking methods of Jones' manipulations. Members also described the temple's financial fraud, including funneling government funds into the church's coffers. As she read him the article over the phone, Jones wrote a message on a piece of paper to the temple leadership in the room, quote, we leave tonight, notify Georgetown. By the next day, Jones was in Guyana, and in less than a year and a half, the tragedy struck.