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Ritual Abuse (RA)

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Ritual Abuse is also called: Cult Related Abuse, Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA), Ritualized Abuse, Occult Ritual Abuse (ORA), Sadistic Ritual Abuse (SRA), etc.

What is a ritual?

A ritual is an act which is repeated according to a specific procedure. One simple superstitious example is throwing of a pinch of salt over your shoulder after you have spilled some salt. A Roman Catholic mass is an example of a majestic, complex religious ritual. Societies have many rituals related to major life passages, like birth, marriage and death.

What is ritual abuse?

Ritual Abuse has been defined as psychological, sexual, spiritual, and/or physical assault on an unwilling human victim, committed by one or more people whose primary motive is to fulfill a prescribed ritual in order to achieve a specific goal or satisfy the perceived needs of their deity.

Children are most frequently the victims of all types of ritual abuse, largely because of their vulnerability and lack of power.

Topics covered in this section:

	Introduction to ritual abuse What kinds of ritual abuse exist How widespread is it? Is there any evidence of its existence? Why do people believe that it is common?
	Has child ritual abuse actually happened: In day care centers, pre-schools, etc.? Underground Tunnels at McMartin Preschool In other locations?
	Government funded studies of ritual abuse FBI report on allegations of ritual abuse
	41 court cases alleging ritual abuse
	A documented case of ritual abuse in Utah
	"Believe the Children" list of ritual abuse convictions
	Anti-Ritual Abuse Laws
	Books dealing with child sexual abuse
	Books and other resources that: Promote belief in SRA Are skeptical of SRA

Copyright ' 1995 to 2007, by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Latest update: 2007-DEC-11
Author: B.A. Robinson