Huge K-pop Record Store Founder Alleged Link To Murderous Cult, Forcing Young Men To Call Her "Baby"

[Music]. Bada bing, bada boom. There was this. rumor going around in the K-pop world. If you want your favorite artists to do. well, you have to buy their albums from. these two specific retailers. It's like. a hack, a loophole in the system. One. album would count as more albums only if. you purchase from these two retailers. Which, yeah, I mean, this is kind of. important because if you support an. artist, why would you not want them to. be at the top? It's like streaming.

somebody's content, their video or their. songs. Now, one of these retailers was. called Shinara Records. If you're. unfamiliar with them, they were much. larger back in the day, mainly because. they were able to sell K-pop albums at. suspiciously low prices to the point. where it just didn't make sense. sometimes. Everybody has a market value. Everybody has that market price. How are. they selling new albums at sometimes. allegedly 20% less than other retailers?

It just doesn't make sense. At one. point, Shinara's newest store was the. biggest of its kind in the entire. country. They had one of the nation's. biggest K-pop record album stores. At. their height, it is believed that. Shinata had a 30% share of the record. market volume, likely due to the fact at. how aggressive their prices are. Yeah, you could get your K-pop album somewhere. else or you could get it from Shinetta. for 20% cheaper. Where are you going to. go? They're able to land these big. distribution deals with large music.

agencies. And even to this day, Shinetta. is still around. They've been operating. for decades. They run an online. marketplace for international K-pop fans. to purchase albums from. They used to do. more fan meet and greet events. So, they. would work with the agency. They would. work with the artist and then they would. have fans come in and purchase these. albums, get them signed by the artist. But that department seems to have slowed. down a lot. A lot of people, especially. foreigners, thought the name of the. distribution company. meant oh my god, like oh excited. I'm so.

excited. Is that a Korean word for. something? Is I'm so excited. And like. sometimes you might say like it's so. exciting, but it it's not as commonly. used. They thought it had something to. do with the word excited. But in. reality, Shinara means new nation. The. new nation was being created by a woman, the founder of Shinara Records. And she. was creating a nation for her followers.

This woman was allegedly forcing young, healthy men to line up outside her door. to wait for their golden chance, golden. opportunity to be essayed by her. The. woman who started Shinara was tried for. the torture and murder of a 5-year-old. boy. This is the story of the Baby. Garden cult and how they made millions. in the K-pop industry without anybody. knowing.

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this, The Malberry Tree and the Pig. Fecs. Now, the woman involved in today's. story has filed an injunction to prevent. the publication of this book, as well as. she has sued the prosecutor for. defamation, which the courts ruled partially in. favor of this woman. The book itself is. currently out of print, but we were able. to not only get our hands on it, but. have it translated into English for. research purposes. We wanted to be sure. that nothing was lost in translation. However, if you feel that anything was. ever misrepresented, miscommunicated,

please let us know down in the comments. Some statements have been shortened for. time, and there are a few speculations, opinions, nizen theories that remain. unconfirmed, and are simply just netizen. commentary that's included in this. video. A few content warnings for. today's case include mentions of cult. activity, quite graphic descriptions of. injuries and violence, a brief mention. of essay and CA resulting in death. Now, I do want to mention that a lot of major. K-pop agencies have stopped promoting. their album sales with Shinata Records.

No artist should be blamed in any of. this, but the agencies themselves have. also found themselves in a sticky. situation where they can't really not. sell through Shinata, even if they don't. want to. But we're going to get into all. of that later. But just putting that out. there. And one more side note, cults. have an interesting sensitivity to being. called a cult. The word cult is rather. subjective. What some might view as a. cult, others may just see a very. passionate group of people. Therefore, the usage of the word should be taken as. an opinion rather than a fact. Many.

mainstream media outlets have described. these group of people as a cult. But as. always, please do your own research. before coming to a conclusion. It is in. my personal opinion that they are a. cult. With that being said, the cult in. question is always more than welcome to. send a lengthy, angry letter through. their attorneys with the likely. intention of scaring us to take down. this episode. It would not be the first. time we received letters like this from. powerful, well-funded organizations. And. our attorneys are always ready to engage. in friendly discourse. Maybe we can have. them all framed in the back one day. But.

as a disclaimer to keep in mind, nobody. in this case has been found guilty of. murder. Any allegations of involvement. in murder or the killing of anybody is. purely an allegation as of right now. So, please do your own research. All of. this is available online. We are not. boots on the ground journalists. So, with that being said, let's get started. I know in the States, we're pretty big. on zodiac signs. We love astrology, but. there's also Chinese zodiac signs that a. lot of people in Asian countries go. based off of. It's actually quite.

fascinating. So, the Western zodiac. signs, they go based off the stars, while Chinese zodiac signs go based off. the rhythm of the moon, if you will. So, instead of being based off the time of. the year that you're born, like the. month, it's based off the actual year. that you're born. A lot of parents in. Asia will even plan their family. planning, their pregnancies around. specific years to have, let's say, a. dragon baby, for example. So, let's. start with the basics. There's 12 zodiac. signs and they're all animals. Each one.

is an animal and they all come from this. legendary race that was organized by the. Jade Emperor where the animals had to. cross a river and the order in which the. animals came in in the race is the order. of the Chinese zodiacs. Each zodiac sign. is known for a few characteristics. So, let me know if these apply to you. The. first in the race is the rat. Surprisingly, the rat actually tricked. the cat to make sure the cat would not. even attend the race, which is why it's. said that cats have this long fateful.

hatred for rats and they chase them. around as retaliation. This is their. revenge. But the rat comes in first in. the race, and the rat encompasses those. that were born in the years of 1960,72, 84, 96, and 2008. The rat is a quite cunning, quickwitted. person because they're a rat. They have. this interesting ability to explore. these very tight places and spaces. So, think business niches. They're also. hoarders. They hoard resources very. well, making them very successful in.

business and finance. They're also known. to have what's called a silver tongue. They can change people's minds just by. yapping. Some would be very quick to. call the rat a clever little devil. The. quick wit of a rat can actually hurt. them. You might become too carried away. in your own adventures and your own. winnings that you can be seen as very. manipulative in relationships which. makes people lose trust in you. In the. original race, the story of the race, you know how the rat comes in first, the. rat not only makes the cat not enter the.

race, but the rat doesn't even really. race. The rat jumps onto the back of the. ox, the cow, and jumps off right in. front of the finish line coming in. first. It doesn't even do most of the. work. So, yes, be careful if you're a. rat because sometimes people might. perceive you as a little bit too. manipulative. The ox comes in second. The years are 1961,73,85, 1997, 2009, and 2021. Oxes are known for. their insane work ethic. You're not.

going to find someone who works as hard. and as long as an ox. People say, think. of a mountain. Can you move a mountain? You cannot move a mountain. It is. unmovable. It is reliable. That's what. an ox is. They have the patience of. Mount Everest. You cannot sit there and. have a staring contest with an ox. There's this crazy inner strength, determination, but also that could be. their downfall. Oxes are known to be. incredibly stubborn. These are people. who like their routines. They like their.

ways. And you should rather fight an. alligator than try to change an ox's. mind. They might also be prone to. holding long grudges against those who. have wronged them. The tiger comes in. third. years 1962,74. 86 98 2010 and 2022. Think about a tiger. standing in front of you. It's a. predator. Every step it takes, you can't. help but respect the opponent. They're. quite charismatic. It said that they. have these magnetic personalities. And.

maybe it has to do with their insane. courage levels. But that also means. sometimes their boldness is borderline. just straight up dangerous and reckless. They often engage in quite risky. behaviors that can ruin their health. They make impulsive life decisions. without proper thought or planning. Coming in fourth is the rabbit. Years. 1963,75,87, 99, 2011, and 2023. They're gentle. They're little rabbits. They're kind. They're cute little creatures that just. hop around the grass. They're very.

graceful. They're full of. sophistication. They're refined. They're. actually very similar to a diplomat. They have the ability to navigate all. sorts of social situations. They're. quite creative as well. Art, fashion, usually so easy for them. Everywhere. they go, social harmony. They don't like. stirring the pot. They like peaceful. solutions. They're very conflict. avoidant. And that means they can also. procrastinate on very important. decisions. And they would sacrifice. their own needs to keep the peace.

Coming in at five is the year of the. dragon, which actually this year is the. year of the dragon as well. But if. you're born in 1964,76, 88, 2000, 2012, and 2024, congratulations. You are the dragon. People have been planning for years to. conceive and give birth this year in the. year of the dragon. It is one of the. most popular zodiac signs. And it's. fascinating because the marriage rates. get higher in China a few years before. the year of the dragon because it's all.

part of the family planning. People are. like, "We got to get married. We have to. enjoy our married life together before. we then have a child who's going to be. born in the year of the dragon. It is. the only fictional creature in all the. 12 zodiac signs. It's a symbol of power. and wisdom. The dragon is almost always. associated with great emperors. You're. born in the year of the dragon. You're. practically destined to be rich and. successful. But if you live in a country. where the animal zodiac signs are a big. deal, maybe don't have a dragon your. child because a lot of parents are.

having children that year. It's going to. create a lot of competition in the job. market. It's actually a double-edged. sword. But if you're already a dragon, you're basically on fire. You're not to. be messed with. You're always ahead of. the curve. You have this natural. authority that everyone wants to follow. It's similar to the tiger, but on. steroids. So the tiger is quite. reckless. They're a little bit crazier. The dragon is quite arrogant. That could. be the biggest downfall of the dragon. So, be careful never to overestimate. your financial abilities and dismiss. constructive criticism. Coming in next,

you have what some people like to call. the small dragon, the snake. Years. 1965,77,89, 2001, 2013, and 2025. They move in. silence. They attack with deadly. precision. And most snakes seem to. behave older than their years. like you. always think that they're a little bit. more mature. They act like they have. some sort of secret ancient knowledge. and their intuition, it almost makes you. feel like they can read your mind. It's. creepy. They're quite hypnotic. They. have this sensuality that people really.

gravitate towards. But snakes need to be. careful. They need to make sure that. their intuition does not head straight. into paranoid, suspicious territory. They can constantly overthink someone. else's motives and hold on to resentment. or become way too secretive. Then you. have the year of the horse. years. 1966,78. 90 2002 2014. You're wild. You're like a. wild horse. You're just galloping in the. field somewhere and you like freedom. You have endless energy. You're. constantly looking for something else to.

do. You're quick on your feet and you're. considered a high performer. But the. biggest problem is you might love. freedom a little too much to the point. where maybe you're a little. irresponsible. Horses might be the ones. that constantly job hop without a. long-term career plan and they neglect. commitments. Then you have the goat or. the sheep if you will. Years. 1967,779,91, 2003, and 2015. You're like a gentle. creature just grazing peacefully on the. hillside. You're very creative. You see.

beauty in things that other people. cannot see. You have this nurturing. heart. You're very graceful and you tend. to have a very unique perspective. But. these are the people that are going to. get misconstrued as being weak and they. might sometimes pursue artistic life. challenges while completely ignoring. practical aspects of life like how to. pay rent. Then you have the cute little. monkey 1968. 924. and 2016. They're little clever. mischievous creatures. They have sharp.

quick minds that can solve complex. problems with ease. They adapt easily to. almost any environment. and they have. this wild curiosity that will not go. away. They're also quite funny, but they. need to be careful not to use their wit. to just worry about their own personal. gains. They also tend to get easily. bored and neglect deep emotional. connections. The rooster comes in next. years 1969, 81, 93, 2005, and 2017. The. rooster is a very punctual creature with.

an attention to detail that you cannot. fool. They do not miss a single thing. They've got a strong sense of justice. They like to stand up for what's right. They're also quite confident, but. they're too perfectionistic. They're. also too confrontational. They like to. set unhealthy standards for themselves. and then everybody else around them. Second to last is the dog. Years 1970, 82, 94, 2006, and 2018. The faithful, loyal companion who loves all their. friends and family. They've got a.

strong, probably the strongest sense of. justice and fairness. They're quite. honest creatures, quite protective. Sometimes that loyalty can be given to. someone who doesn't deserve it. So, be. careful. These are the ones that might. find themselves in toxic relationships. out of misplaced loyalty and neglecting. self-care because they're worrying about. everybody else. And then last but not. least, you have the pig. Years 1971, 83, 95, 2007, and 2019. Pigs are just happy. to be here. They're goodnatured.

creatures who are generous. They love to. share what they have. They're quite. optimistic. They're very sincere and. trustworthy. And they do have an. appreciation for the finer things in. life, particularly food, which means. they need to be very careful. Sometimes. pigs are too optimistic and trusting. They might be too quick to trust. unworthy individuals with personal. information and overindulge in food and. drink or spending. So, please let me. know which Chinese zodiac you are and if. these sound like you. I'm kind of. intrigued to see if this resonates more. or the Western zodiac resonates more. with you. Now, some people take it a.

step further. Some people date or form. professional relationships based on. their signs and other people's signs. Because like the animal kingdom, some. signs just don't mix well with each. other. For example, some notoriously bad. fitting signs, rooster and the rabbit. A. rooster is very direct, very outspoken. A rabbit likes to be very sensitive and. conflict averse. If a rooster and a. rabbit are planning a vacation together, the rooster is coming up with strict.

timelines and they're going to be. outspoken about everyone needing to. follow their cutthroat plan. Rabbits, they're dying on the inside. They prefer. spontaneity, but they're too stressed to. bring it up because they don't like. confrontation and it could lead to a. massive blowout between the two. The. roosters are more direct and they make. the rabbit feel like the roosters have. no EQ, while the rooster feels like the. rabbit won't voice what they feel, but. just wants everyone to adjust to their. vibes and small social cues. And another. bad mix romantically are tigers and.

oxes. You need to be careful if you're a. tiger and you're dating an ox or vice. versa. For example, tigers like to be on. the go. They like to do things without. much planning. Oxes like stability. They. like routine. So, if they're dating, one. might decide, "Hey, we're going to do an. impromptu weekend road trip with no. plan. We're just going to go down to. Florida and see what happens." While the. other one wants to stay home, follow. their morning routine, do some. vacuuming, and then catch up on work. Again, it's just zodiacs. Don't dictate.

your whole life around it. But when it. does come to marriage, those should be. wary of tigers and monkeys. Both are too. strong willed. Leads to endless power. struggles. Dogs and dragons. Can you. guess why? No, the dog has a dying need. for loyalty and the dragons love. freedom. Dogs and horses are a little. bit better of a mix because they can run. wild together, but still horses might. love freedom a little too much for the. dog. Pigs and snakes, notoriously bad.

mixing, apparently. Very different life. priorities, they say. But again, it's. just zodiacs. Don't take it too. seriously. But in South Korea, there is. a woman named Kim. Clearly, she takes it. very, very seriously. It said that she. realized that as she's living there in. her beautiful oasis, one of the people. that lives with her is the year of the. dog. And she's sitting there thinking, "But I'm the year of the rabbit." So, according to my calculations, which this.

is not true, by the way, it said that. she believed dogs will always eat. rabbits. There is no evidence of this. In fact, people say that dogs and. rabbits are considered to have neutral. to positive compatibility, but she's so. dead set. She does not agree. Maybe she. saw a dog rip apart a rabbit before, she. feels endangered, which means the dog's. going to eventually kill her. Maybe the. dog is weak and small right now, but. eventually the dog is going to get. bigger, more powerful, and then what? She's just a little bunny in the field.

What can she do? Well, maybe she's got. to kill the dog first. Isn't that what. that means? I mean, who knows what's. really running through this woman's. mind. Perhaps she demands the people. that are kneeling by her chair, "Bring. me the boy." Or perhaps she goes and. looks for the boy herself. But. regardless, this boy's got to die before. her. Who cares if he's just a 5-year-old. boy? He's a dog and she's a rabbit. Their fates are not meant to be. A. middle-aged man is walking through the.

empty, quiet streets of South Korea in. the middle of the night. There's nobody. around and he's dragging this heavy cart. behind him. Rice cakes. Sticky rice. cakes. Everyone is in their homes, but. he is screaming. After each round of. screaming, he waits. And then there's. silence. And then he starts screaming. again. Sticky rice cakes. And then he. waits. Finally, a sound. Someone screams. back. Sticky rice cakes. He listens to. where this scream is coming from. He's.

gotten so good at this. Really good at. this. He might pause for a second before. he realizes where the sound is coming. from. He runs all the way up to the. apartment where the resident had shouted. out the window for sticky rice cakes. just a minute ago. He makes the sale. He. runs back down to his cart and repeats. this whole process down these small. neighborhoods all over again. This man. gets 4 hours of sleep a night. He barely. rests. All he does is scream sticky rice. cakes. Sometimes he's so tired from. screaming all night, he takes a nap on.

the sidewalk. What is sticky rice cake? Oh, it's like street food. Oh, it's. spicy rice cake. Yes. Okay. And he's. just screaming and sometimes he'll just. take naps on the sidewalk. He doesn't. even lay down. He just closes his eyes. There's probably way easier jobs out. there for him. He's getting older. There's probably less physically. demanding jobs out there for him. But. he's doing this for baby. He will do. anything for his baby. Baby is not actually a three-year-old. baby, even though she tells everyone.

she's 3 years old. Baby is actually a. middle-aged woman that hundreds of. people call aaya. Baby, she's like a. baby. She cannot sin. She can do no. wrong. She's baby. Anything she does is. pure and wonderful. If she does. something wrong, it's an honest mistake. because babies cannot sin. Babies cannot. be malicious. Babies can do no wrong. Technically, those who all knew her, who. knew baby, they would say, she would.

tell everyone, "My name is Baby Agaya. I'm a three-year-old baby." Because you. have to be a baby to come to this world. She would go around dancing in these. frilly gowns. They look like really. intense wedding cakes, but they're. dresses. Like a tiered cake, sometimes. three, four tiers. Ballroom style gowns. with these elaborate gloves. It's a. spectacle of a dress. And Baby dances. with a group of 3 to 400 people who fall. to Baby's feet, calling her the precious.

baby who's going to save them all. And then at night, like clockwork, almost every single night, it is said. that she has a line of these young, healthy men standing outside her door. The same ones that were dancing with her. earlier that day, waiting in line in. front of her bedroom door at night, to. be able to have the chance, the. opportunity to spend time with baby. They desperately want to be allowed in. so that they can see her in those thin. sheer pajamas that always show off her.

cleavage. And the chance to place their. mouths on her chest is all they want. That's all they want. Wait, wait. How. old are these men? It seems like all of. them are of age, but maybe young 20s and. she's middle-aged, like 40, 50s. Yes. But she claims she's three, which makes. it even more sick, right? Or she. allegedly claims she's three. She. wouldn't choose any other type, though.

Okay. She has a type. Baby likes young, healthy, handsome men. That's it. You. can't be old. You can't be not handsome. You can't be unhealthy. She has her. favorites. And they all wait for the spot to be. chosen by her. One of the people who. lived in the same house said whenever. guys went in there into baby's room, they would start grunting and making. these weird noises. So, I figured that. they were all doing it, you know, and uh. others would just wait outside. Guys. were just going in and out of her room.

A guy would come out and tell another. guy, "Hey, it's your turn. Go inside.". And after being called, the other guy. waiting outside would go in. And when. they all came out, their faces were all. red. All night long, young men were. trying to go in. But there were men who. would wait all night long and not be. able to enter. From what I know, she. didn't spend a single night alone. And when she was done indulging in her. desires with them, she would hug these. men, pat them on the back, and tell them. it was good. They did good. The feeling. they said at the time was euphoric. To.

be told that they did good, that baby. approved of them. It would make them. feel so much happier than they could. ever even explain. Even if they knew. that she might be probably responsible. for the death of a 5-year-old boy, does. it really matter? Because when else do. you have the chance to have intimate. relations with God? Because she is baby. She is God. She can. do no wrong. She is love. Who else can.

say they made love to God? What is going. on? She's a baby and she's a god. Yes, she's Cuz when you're God, you can't sin. and babies can't sin. It's weird. I. think her her whole concept doesn't make. sense. She's baby, she's God, she's. love, she says she is love. Oh, she is. love. And you can only love her because. you can only love God. She's love, she's. baby, she's God, and she's the savior.

But she's also the founder of Shinada. Records. So there you go. There's a lot. going on. She's a multifaceted evil. woman. H Now, a man walks into a police station. in South Korea and he looks like he's. seen some better days. If we're being. honest, he looks a lot older than he. actually is. Life has been tough on this. man. The police ask him, "How can we. help you? I would like to file a police. report. I am a father who deserves to. die a thousand deaths. My son has been. murdered. There's something very wrong.

with this place. It's called Baby. Garden. baby garden. At first, the very wrong place was. called the Garden of Eden, which has. biblical connotations, but eventually it. would be known as Baby Garden. That's. literally what they call it, too. It's. not even just like a what the press. calls it. Baby garden is not just a. strange eerie name either. It's an. actual garden, like an agricultural. garden that resembles more so an. agricultural farm, a profitable.

business. There's farmland. There's. green houses lined up next to each. other. Not the aesthetic kinds, the. commercial kind. Buildings. They've got. these long warehouse looking buildings. that serve as massive pig pens. Unfinish. land, dirt roads connecting from the. different buildings. There's housing. compounds built into the center of this. farm. And they look interesting. It said. that most of the housing compounds were. built by the people who have never built. houses before. And it houses 3 to 400.

people that all live communally and they. work on the farm. Wow. So, she's running this K-pop record. distribution business and she's running. a farm. She starts with the farm and in. order to come into the farm, you have to. give up all your land and assets to. Baby. Baby starts the farm. You're. essentially allegedly forced to work for. free on the farm. And then Baby was. like, "Wow, I have so much money in the. world that I don't know what to do with.

it." Starts Shinara Records and then has. some of the people work for Shinara. Records. It's alleged that that's how. they got such crazy pricing when they. first started their company because they. didn't have to pay their workers. Whereas all the other record companies, they had to pay their workers allegedly. This is all alleged. These are all just. stories. Okay. Now, this place houses 3. to 400 people and they all live. communally. Now, the guys are all in one.

separate military-style room. The women. are in another section of the compound. Even when there's married couples living. on the farm or whole family unit, sometimes there'd be a mother, a father, and three kids. They don't sleep. together. They don't share a space. together as husband and wife. In fact, they don't even call each other husband. and wife. They don't call their fathers. dad or brothers or sisters or anything. They call them by their government names. because on this property everyone is. equal. They are not attached by earthly. connections. There is no mother and. daughter or father and son. There is.

only baby. And your relationship with. baby. Every once in a while all the. members of the garden will get together. and make these massive parade boats. I. don't know, maybe they purchase them, but it looks incredibly homemade. They'll create these massive floats on. wheels. It looks like a housessized. tiered wedding cake with fabric hanging. out. And on the boat, there's just a. chair. It looks like a throne. It looks. like someone plucked off the Victoria's. Secret angel wings, the fluffy white.

ones, and then tried to create a white. feather throne. And this house-sized. float only has that throne on top of it. That's it. And it's massive. It takes 10. people to drag it across this massive. green grass lawn. And there's hundreds. of garden residents just standing. outside in matching ceremonial attire. Long yellow dresses, colorful frilly. dresses waiting to dance in a circle. It. is reminiscent of the cult movie. Midsummer. At least in my opinion, but. maybe more colorful. Really? Yes. Wait,

so they're doing it all on a grass. field? Yes. Like in circles like they. all dance together. And that's why if. you go to Shinda Records website, it. says the land of song and dance. They. don't mean K-pop. Allegedly, everything is either. slathered in frilly fabric in bright. colors or these pastel colors. There's. flowers everywhere. It looks like a. children's summer parade. I don't know. how else to describe it. They would. start singing songs. The door of love.

has opened. It has opened. Chase love. We need to love. We must love. My. brothers and sisters and compatriots who. are wearing these ceremonial robes. My. sisters and brothers who received baby's. blood. Baby, please allow us all to. love. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done. on earth as it is in heaven. To baby the. king of love. We offer baby glory and. praise. Our king of love, ruler of love. We dedicate our laughter, singing and. dancing to you, baby. And sitting on.

that white throne is baby Aaya. Baby. Kim, the middle-aged woman who looks. older than her years, in my opinion. People will say at these parades, "This. is love. This is proof of love. In order. to enter the kingdom forever, you just. have to love. The answer is love. God is. love. Baby is love." One person said, "It was like heaven on earth. I thought. everyone who lives there would die there. and live eternally. We would live.

happily ever after with the people that. you love when the world ends. Because. love saves. Clearly, things are very strange in the. baby garden. It's run by Baby, and it's. been reported that if baby ever calls. you to her room, you should sit and. kneel at her feet in a thankful. position. She sits on a chair while. other members kneel in front of her. Baby garden is supposed to be heaven on. earth. That's what everybody was told. The motto and meaning was supposed to be. here in Baby Garden, we are all brothers.

and sisters. We are all one family. Here. is heaven on earth. One former member of. the baby garden says, "Baby garden? Looking back now, I was living in the. devil's garden." Kim allegedly had a big. pet peeve. When all the mothers in the. baby garden were out working, there. would be these little kids out there. grabbing onto their mom's skirts. Mommy. this, mommy that. Mommy, can we do this. instead? Mommy, I'm hungry. Mommy this. The way they clung to their mothers, the.

way the mothers would stop working and. pick up their child to talk to them, it. said that it made her very unhappy. One. former member said she could not stand. the sight of that. Thus, here are the. three rules of the baby garden. The. first, cut all ties to compassion and. earthly connections. It does not matter. if that is your husband, child, or your. mother. Compassion with earthly. connections makes your connection with. baby weaker. It makes you weak. So get.

rid of it completely. Couples in baby. garden, even the ones that have been. married for decades, they have children. They're now not allowed to even call. each other honey, babe, love, anything. once they join the garden. Even your own. children, they should just be seen as. fellow members of the baby garden. They. should call you ma'am, not mother. One. former member said, "I worked day and. night not realizing my body was. physically breaking down, but no matter. how much I missed my mom and dad, I had. to cut off all emotional ties with them.

When it became too much, I would just. sit in the bathroom and cry, longing for. some sort of feeling of home." Another. former member who actually was brought. into the cult by their family members. said, "We all lived separately. We never. slept as families. The women lived with. women. The men lived with men. And every. morning we had to work as soon as we got. up. Thinking back on it now, we were. insane. I must have been crazy. I don't. know what I was doing there. Second. rule, cut all ties with material goods. One member said, "We did not live to.

pursue worldly pleasures. We will all go. to the eternal kingdom. This place was. heaven on earth.". Last but not least, perhaps one of the. most important rules is cut all ties. with desires. You need to let it go. It. is okay to love God, to love baby, but. other than that, it should not be. allowed. It is a sin for men and women. to date and love each other. If you do, it's actually considered cheating, adultery against God. One former member. states, "Men and women were strictly.

segregated from a young age." And of. course, from their spouses, family. members, and even relatives, familial. bonds were not recognized. There were. only rooms where men gathered and rooms. where only women gathered. And it was. set up so that anyone with any. individual thoughts could not survive. Whether it was between spouses or. strangers, any sort of romance or love. or even anything similar between women. would and men would immediately lead to. a terrible tragedy. One would either die. or face near-death group violence, be.

treated as a slave, and begin a life. worse than a human unlike anywhere else. on this earth. The woman and men in baby. garden were just both servants to God. and baby. And she would not treat them. as adults or humans, but like servants. When was this? This was mainly in the. 80s and '9s. 80s and 90s. But Shinara is. still very active. So 8090s like this. How long does this. whole thing lasted? Like decades. These.

people were in it for decades. Yes, there are some people who were in it for. decades. Wow. Yeah, there were some. people who were born into it and they're. old enough to form these very traumatic. memories from it. There were young kids. who were brought into it at a young age. and they finally got out as adults and. they grew up in this. Yeah. If you even. had a so-called feeling of romance. towards anyone, you would have to keep. your head down forever like a criminal.

only staring at the floor. One former. member who was caught having emotional. feelings towards another member said, "I. used to work with this guy. I began. depending on him emotionally and. eventually I started to like him. I was. having a really hard time because of my. feelings. But when Kim baby found out, I. started to be treated like a servant, like a slave. They would only let me. wear clothes that were incredibly old. and they were like rags. I had to work. while others got to sleep at night. And. from then on, beatings were also very. frequent. There were others being beat.

too. You know, some people were being. beat with things like bicycle chains. They tried to hit you where people. couldn't see to not freak everyone out. too much. Which this whole thing is. ironic considering Kim baby had lovers. every single night just waiting outside. her door. And she's a married woman. Her. husband lives in the baby garden and he. is also allegedly essaying a bunch of. women. So what is he? He's just part of. baby's family. They have three sons as. well and they're all treated like baby.

Babies can do no wrong. They're the baby. family. She's the one mainly called. Agaya, which is baby. But all of them. are supposed to be on the same level as. her. Like a little bit lesser, but same. So they can't sin. They can't do. anything wrong. They're all babies. Everything they do is correct. That is. crazy. Yeah. And her husband is out. there just essaying young women in the. cult. And she's essaying young men. And it's not like she tries to hide any. of it. In fact, everyone thought, "Well,

they're just all making love to God and. the Holy Family, I guess, is how they. might consider it.". People didn't think anything of it. In. fact, a lot of the women in Baby Garden. were upset that they were unable to love. Kim the way that some of the younger, handsome men were able to. One former. member said, "We were all jealous, not. of her being able to have intimate. relations with men, but they were all, these men were experiencing her love, which I mean, we were born women, so we.

couldn't experience her love in that. way. So, we were all really jealous of. the guys.". Wow. One former member said, "Whenever. she called for me, he was a young man. when he was part of baby garden. She. would lay on her bed in her pajamas that. always showed her cleavage. Then she. would say things like, "You want to. look?" She would show me her breasts and. tell me to touch them. And she would. say, "Are you shy?" "But I'm love, remember? Take off your clothes. Come. on, pull your pants down. Just show me.".

He said, "That's how she essayed me." He. told Netflix, "I don't even want to. think about it. It makes me want to. throw up. Honestly, looking back, she. was playing with me very strategically. She was taking advantage of these young. men's naivveness. Guys like me got a. taste of that and thought of her as a. love interest. So we started working. really hard for her. And the fourth unspoken rule is laziness. is not allowed. Now one interesting. aspect of baby garden in comparison to.

other cults if you will is that they. don't focus on recruitment. They're not. evangelizing the world. The leader baby. always said only the chosen few may. enter the kingdom. So they were actually. quite satisfied with their three to 400. members. So all these other cults, they. focus on expansion so that they can take. more people's money. It's it's more. profitable. But for Baby Garden, they. decided that the profitable aspect were. the hundreds of members who will sell. off all their material possessions, give.

it to baby, but also once you're part of. the cult, you work for free for life. Allegedly, they work 16-hour days every. single day to provide labor for whatever. business or whatever work they're told. to do, right? And they're making a lot. of money with the SA records, right? Yes. I mean, I think at their height one. year they were bringing in like $50. million a year at their height. So, they're they're one of the Yeah. And. they kept it all. Like, that's her.

business. Mhm. None of the cult members. are shareholders. None of them received. money. I mean, most of them now, these. victims, they're facing poverty. Most of. them don't have educations, no work. experience. They have PTSD. They have. all this physical trauma and nothing. She's just a multi-millionaire suing. Netflix, suing prosecutors for talking. about her. Is she free still? Yeah, she's free. She's alive and she's suing. everyone. So, here we are. One member said, "I.

just wanted to give her everything that. I had, but we didn't have any money. My. husband's family was very poor, too. Because we didn't bring any money, she. told us to make it up with our bodies. So, we had to get up early in the. morning and go out and sell fish cakes, prepare and sell these lunch boxes and. sell little rice rolls, kimpups. We went. to work every single day, even if it was. pouring rain. We never skipped a single. day going. I don't think I've ever. worked harder in my life. Sometimes. you're up in the morning selling tempura. or rice cakes or kimpab. Other times.

you're forced to fix rubber buckets that. people cook with. It was just a lot of. work. One former member says, "I could. barely sleep. Honestly, I barely slept. during that time." Allegedly, members. were only allowed 4 days of rest a year, and those four days were just like. celebrating baby. It's like you're off. work to celebrate baby. They are not. allowed to access their phones, allegedly, newspapers, TVs, nothing. They were completely isolated, cut off. from the world. They couldn't talk to.

their family members on the outside. They didn't even have access to their. bank accounts. Not that there would be. much left inside anyway. Even the. elderly members had to work. Nobody was. allowed to be lazy. Laziness was not. allowed. Even a regular work life. balance was not allowed. Kids were. forced allegedly into labor. They would. be forced to put these really ragged. clothing pieces on, forced into the. subway stations to sell cheap gum and. chocolate to passengers. Typically, nobody wants to purchase a warm. off-brand chocolate bar from a stranger.

on the subway. But because these kids. look like they really need the money, adults would purchase it. It said Baby. Garden would even teach the kids which. ones to target, which adults look like. they'd be willing to purchase from them. This is what the kids did all day for. years. Most of them dropped out of. school, which is actually a very big. problem because, like I said, even after. they've been freed from the cult. A lot. of the members, they report issues of. extreme poverty and inability to find. jobs. They have no education. They have. no work experience. Children were told.

to drop out of school. They were told, "You don't need to learn anything. You're living in God's world. Education. is unnecessary. Soon, professors, doctors, highly educated people will. kneel before us and serve us like kings. Why go to school when the world is going. to end? Yeah. On top of that, a lot of the. allegedly a lot of the guys that would. reach military enlistment age, she did.

not want them to leave because that's 2. years of labor gone allegedly. And maybe. there was a concern that they would. leave, figure out what is going on. inside of baby garden. Why is the. military so much easier than baby. garden? Wait, maybe that's not a normal. experience. What's happening? Maybe I. should tell somebody about it. And. because maybe they didn't want that. happening, nobody really went military. enlistment. It's alleged that she would. force starve them right before their. health checkups and if they were.

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breaking their bodies down? They don't. get money. A former member says, "Back. then, we didn't even get to go to the. hospital. Only special people could go. to the hospital. Normally, people took. care of themselves at the garden. You. have to be very special. You have to. have like a severe illness to go to the. hospital." When our arms hurt from work, she told us to use moxybustion. Moxybustion is a Chinese traditional. medicine where you take dried mugwart. Mugwart is a plant. So, think of I mean. I would say like sage. Think of it like.

that. It kind of has a similar sage-like. scent. It's edible, but it that's not. how it's being used in the medicinal. practice. At least not this one. You. take the stick of dried mugwart and you. start burning it very close to the skin. surface. Sometimes you want it as close. as possible. It stated that the heat. from the burning of the mugwart will. help improve blood circulation. It. stimulates the flow of chi as well which. is vital energy and just maintains. overall health. If not done properly, one of the most common side effects are. burns. A lot of the burns can lead to.

blisters, ulcers, secondary infections. A lot of severe cases of mugwart burns. result in permanent skin damage and. scarring. Obviously, nobody at baby. garden is that skilled with performing. these traditional medicine procedures. And I'm sure they're just trying to do. anything to ease the physical pain that. they're in. Some of the former members. were left with massive fist-sized scars. from the moxy bustion. Giant scars all. over their stomach, which resulted in. them having infections, even more pain.

One former member said, "When you get. moxyusten, the area starts oozing from. the burn, and then it gets so itchy. while you're working." I mean, I. couldn't stand it. There were a lot of. side effects. Every day, I felt like a. squid on top of a fire. Another former. member said, "Yeah, it's like a squid. shriveling up over the fire. Pain during. birth was painful and horrifying. This. was worse. This was worse than that. I. have giant scars that are still there. all over my body." But if you don't do a. good job, if you're not working as hard.

as God wants you to do despite your. injuries, you would be beaten. First, God would instruct your family members. to beat you first. There were even. children who were forced to beat their. parents. This is actually surprisingly. and unfortunately not a unique practice. to Baby Garden. Another alleged Korean. cult that operates in Fiji known as. Grace Road. They would beat the sin out. of each other allegedly. Maybe we'll do. an episode on it cuz I'm collecting. letters. But the psychology stands it's. supposed to break down all family bonds.

and attachments. When kids are forced to. harm their parents and vice versa, it. just breaks down the protective. relationship between parent and child. It hammers in the fact that you think. your family bonds matter. No, the only. thing that matters is the cult. They've. got power and authority over everything. Even more important than the most. fundamental human relationships, parent. and child. It also makes it harder for. parents and children to get closer to. one another. Because the trauma, the. humiliation associated with beating each. other and seeing each other get beaten. by all these strangers in front of the.

whole congregation, if you will, it's. hard to even look at them afterwards. You have this strong sense of guilt and. shame. One former member of Baby Garden. said, "How can a child hit their own. parent?" Well, in order to live, my. older sister and I had to hit our mom. Kim said that my mom was going crazy. She was possessed by a ghost. She was in. a possessed state, found a man, hugged. him, and made love with him. Had the. man. She told me and my sister that we. had to beat her up. So, they did to beat.

the ghost out of her. They were taken to. a quiet area away from a lot of the. members. Kim was there with a few of her. right-hand people, and that is where Kim. allegedly told them, "Hit her." The. former member said, "When my sister and. I started hitting our mother, all the. other members joined in and started. beating my mom, too. It just creates. this atmosphere." One member says, "You. never really know who's going to rat you. out. Everyone is spying on each other, including family members. That's why I. decided to try and run away from the. baby garden. I was in the fifth grade.

when I tried running away. But before I. made it out, some of the adults found me. and dragged me back. That's when Kim. would really start beating us more. Later, the same young former member. would write to the court, "I'm writing. this letter with a sincere desire to. live in the same roof with my parents. and younger sibling, even if it's just. in a single room." Before becoming. involved with the pseudo religious. group, Baby Garden, I was just 2 years. old. Both of my parents were teachers. We were one big happy family. But. eventually they started attending a. local church and then somehow sold all.

of our grandparents land to give to the. church nearly $150,000. Then at baby garden, my parents would. spend all morning cooking, leave to sell. their freshly cooked rice cakes around. 3:00 p.m. and would not return home. until after midnight. I just remember. crying, just feeling truly miserable. I. remember as I got older feeling. conflicted about not being able to call. my father, father, or my mother, mother. I tried to run away. However, I was. caught, brought back to the baby garden, and I was then dragged to the leader's. room, where I was severely beaten with a.

branch from the malberry tree and a. metal pipe from midnight until 4:00 a.m. There were bruises all over my body, and. the back of my calves were bleeding. I. spent sleepless nights crying, resenting. my parents, and fearing the leader's. anger. Since then, I've suffered from. stomach pains that feel like gas. buildup. But when I would tell them, instead of proper medical treatment, I. was just subjected to alternative. therapies, like having dozens of. acupuncture needles inserted into my. stomach, having to lie still for 30. minutes to an hour, and even now, I.

occasionally suffer from stomach pains. that feel like being stabbed with a. knife. After school, I would have to. return home and work at a cassette tape. assembling factory till midnight every. day just to set production targets for. the K-pop tapes. Yeah. I would get. beaten by Kim. I was beaten to the brink. of death. I'm not lying when I say that. every inch of my body was bruised. She. did not miss a single spot. When asked. later, "Where were your parents during. this?" He just responds, "Well, to be.

honest, it's not like they could stop it. if they tried. If they tried to confront. her about hitting me, there would have. been bigger problems. They would have. beaten us all up. My mother couldn't say. anything, though. She must have been. really worried about me. She must have. been hurting, but she couldn't say. anything. You can't say anything unless. you can defeat Kim, which is just. impossible. In the Netflix documentary, there is a. part where a former member starts. introducing herself. She states that she. is 5-year-old Nagwan's mother. She's. sitting there. Clearly, she's not.

smiling. This is not a good moment. This. is not a happy show. But she starts the. interview with, "Well, I can't call. myself a mother. I can't say the word. mother because I'm such a horrible. I'm. so horrible. I wish somebody would just. stone me to death. I'm really such a. horribleing and I don't deserve to live. And with each word and phrase, she's. slapping herself across the face from. the left side to the right side, left. side to the right side. The producers. eventually have to stop her and her. cheeks are bright red on both sides. And.

the way she does it, sure, some people. argue maybe it's performative for the. documentary, but regardless, the way she. slaps herself does not appear to be the. first time. The way she slaps herself is. almost on beat to the way that someone. does something on autopilot. Muscle. memory. It's as if she's been drilling. herself in this method. The producers. end up icing her face with water bottles. when she tells them, "I just can't. forgive myself.". What is it that she can't forgive. herself for? Maybe it has to do with the.

fact that her son, 5-year-old Nagwan, was killed in the baby garden. There are three, at least three. mysterious deaths in the baby garden. One of them is the death of a. 21-year-old girl. Kim actually has. children before she starts the baby. garden, like I said. Now, the baby has. babies of her own essentially, but I'm. sure at this point they're adults or. practically adults. She's got three. sons. They're probably adults. And. there's not too much information about. them out there, but it said that the. Kim's sons, they lived like royalty.

They got to study abroad while nobody. else's children are even allowed to go. to public school. She allegedly. purchased three separate houses in Seoul. for them to live in the future. They. hired nannies, bought expensive foreign. cars, private tutors to take care of. these sons. They got everything that. they ever wanted. And sometimes that. includes other people. There are a few. versions of how everything happened, but. this is what you can find online. And. again, the events are alleged, but this. seems to be the one that a lot of the. former members agree on. Allegedly,

Kim's son really, really liked this. 21-year-old girl named Migang. She was. brought into the baby garden by her. parents, so not by her choice. Everybody. in the garden loved her. She's pretty. They said she's like stunning. Idol pretty. Exceptionally pretty. They. said not only is she pretty, she has. such a gentle soul. Unfortunately, it. said that one of Kim's sons took a. liking to her, allegedly requested to. his mom that Migang work in their house.

on the property to cook and wash dishes. Now, instead of working outside in the. baby garden or for Shinara records, she. would be like a housekeeper of sorts. It's theorized that he essayed Migong. She wanted to self-exit after that. Word. started spreading because she was having. mental breakdowns after the alleged. essay that people started finding out. and Kim spun the story allegedly that. Miong had seduced her son and she could. not live with the guilt and shame. She.

allegedly said, "My son would never do. something like that. She seduced my son. This is all her fault." She made. Migong's parents beat her first before. dragging her into one of the empty. warehouses. She grabbed a bunch of. sticks and allegedly ordered everyone to. beat Miong with it. There was another. young girl nearby that was also brought. in to be beaten, but it seems like all. the anger was focused on Miong. And she. remembers hearing Kim telling Miong, "All you are the same. You broke baby's. heart, so I'm going to kill you and make.

sure nobody finds your body." She's. saying, "You broke baby's heart." Who's. the baby? Is she referring to her? Oh, she's saying you broke my heart. Yeah. Kim orders Miong's own mother to beat. her with a stick. And there was this one. moment, according to the other member. One last look where Miong looks up at. Kim, stares her in the eye, and I guess. that really unsettles Kim, and she. allegedly freaks out and starts. screaming, "You,". and orders her to be killed, and they. just unleash hell. They beat her until.

she's no longer there. The other witness. states, "It was like a scene out of. chaos and hell. My mind went blank as I. watched all these people beat that poor. little girl. She was such a small, frail, weak girl. They're calling her. all sorts of names. They're cursing at. her. It was completely heartless. By the. end, she could no longer cry or scream. or beg for anything. She ended up. passing out and urinated all over. herself. That was the last time she. would be seen. The worst part is other members have.

reported that Migong's parents thanked. Kim for their daughter's death, stating. that she needed to be punished for. rebelling. One former member stated they. were practically raised in the cult. So. this is a different death. So for most. of their life, they didn't even call. their parents mom or dad. just by their. government names or ma'am and sir. Even. between siblings, they had a level of. coldness or else Kim would be very. upset. But regardless, the former member. said their family was going through a.

rough time because their father, but. they can't call him father, was. constantly getting yelled at by Kim for. not growing the apple trees correctly. Kim did not like the way that he was. doing his job. A few days later, he. vanished. His quote children are called. into Kim's room and she just tells them. bluntly, "Your so-called father passed. away. Self-exit. He drank the pesticide, but it's okay because I'm going to let. you live here forever. That would be the. best, wouldn't it?" Kim would not let. them see their father's body. They. didn't even know where his grave was.

Kim just allegedly went around telling. everyone, "Well, it was only a matter of. time." He had a bad temper. He. mistreated all of those around him. and. he drank the pesticide once he realized. how wrong he was and how guilty he was. of raising the apple trees the wrong. way. One former member would later. state, "Looking back, the 15 years I was. there, my life was filled with nothing. but emptiness, believing in an absurd. fiction that no one else in the world. would believe, wasting my life away. I. believed and I respected baby as an.

absolute being. And she trusted me as. well. Therefore, I was able to live each. day with the sole intention of being. loyal to my death. Even in an immoral, inhumane lifestyle that betrayed human. ethics which nobody else could. understand. Life there was rampant with. illegal activities, lies, violence. It. was a group where one could only live. and die for baby. Another member went. missing and they were told that that. person just left, but some believe it's. more likely that they were killed. We. don't have too much information on them,

but it's stated that he suggested to his. wife that they should leave. And soon. afterwards, he was forced to drink some. sort of herbal medicine, and he quickly. vanished after that, allegedly. Then there's 5-year-old Nagwan. Nagwan's. mom said 5-year-old Nagwan did not. understand what was going on. He just. knew that his mom and dad were working. all day long. He wasn't allowed to see. them. He wasn't even allowed to call. them mom and dad. And anytime he did. anything, even remotely quote unquote. bad, he would be beaten by Kim. His mom.

said he just missed his mother, but he. wasn't allowed to see me, and he didn't. know how to express his frustration for. that. So, he pooped and he smeared it on. the window frames. Like, think about how. mentally disturbed a 5-year-old has to. be and how traumatized they have to be. to poop and smear it on the window. frames. Like, at this point, the amount. of trauma that this baby has faced. already is probably very extensive. The mom states he got frustrated. He. said he hated Kim because Kim would beat.

him. And whenever he saw Kim, he would. start screaming out of fear. Kim would tell the others, "A demon has. possessed that child. The evil spirit is. trying to harm me using him as the. vessel. If we don't do anything, that. evil spirit will try to kill me.". Do you want your god to die? Is what she allegedly would say. In. Korea, some people believe that one's. name can determine their future. This. comes up sometimes in crimes where.

mothers bless them because they can't. understand why a violent crime has. happened to their child. They almost. start blaming themselves. And sometimes. you'll even see in these crimes moms who. say, "Maybe my name was wrong and it. brought bad luck to the family.". Obviously, that's just the grieving. brain trying to make sense of the. senseless. But some Koreans do hold that. belief that your name can determine your. future. Some focus more so on the ha. which is the meaning behind each symbol. So for example something can sound like. a regular name but the meaning can be. bright princess but it sounds like suzie.

right other Koreans focus on a mixture. of that and saju which is Korean. astrology. They say it's important for a. name to be harmonious. Now naguan. arguably has a very very good name. The. ha, the traditional symbols for his. name, means two things, happiness and. paradise. A happy paradise. It almost has the. connotation of heaven. But how can. someone who hates Kim so much, who is so.

terrified of Kim be paradise? If he's. paradise and he's terrified of her, what. does that make her? Well, it would make. her the devil, wouldn't it? But she. can't say that. I mean, could she, right? So, she changes 5-year-old. Nagwan's name to Naki. He the symbol means ghost. She just. renamed this kid ghost. And she said the. new name now symbolizes go away ghost. Go away spirit. And from there, the.

torture begins. He gets taken into the. pig pens on the property. Baby garden, like I said, has these massive buildings. for the pig pens. And when you walk. inside these pig pens, it's like an. artificially lit warehouse, just a long. container-like building. On both sides, you just see these individually. sectioned pig pens filled with pigs. And. no matter how well-maintained a pig pen. is, if it's this size, it's not going to. be a pleasant place to be. No matter how. much someone spends on the ventilation. system, when you walk in, it's an. invisible brick that just hits you. The.

pungent aroma of a public restroom in. the humid underground subway stations. that has not been cleaned in years mixed. with this chemical scent of ammonia that. just pierces through your nostrils to. the point where it feels very raw and. painful. In places like this, you don't. want to be able to smell. You'd rather. be oblivious, but you can't because the. ammonia just opens your nose right up. And when you walk in, your eyes are. watering and the humidity is the worst. part. It feels like you're in a sauna. where someone has gotten this big pot of. pig sweat, pig feces, and has started.

steaming it until the whole air is. foggy. That's where 5-year-old Nagwan is. brought in to the pig pen where he is. tied up in one of the pig pens. He is. stripped of all of his clothes so that. he's sitting completely nude and his. hands are tied behind his back. his. aunt, who is also part of baby garden, his blood relative, his mom's sister, comes in and Kim explains, according to. the aunt, "He pooped and smeared his. poop all over the walls, he's possessed.

by a spirit. We need to discipline your. little nephew, but his father is gone. and his mother is at work, so you take. her place and you need to beat your. nephew.". There were others there, too. And the. aunt looked around and they're nodding. Naki has been possessed by a Satan. The. baby said, "We can't just let the devil. be. We have to exercise the devil. He. should try the feces. Feed him the. feces.". I don't know why the aunt listens. I. mean, I know why. I guess logically. speaking, she's indoctrinated to the. point where her morals are like second. place to her beliefs, but like I don't.

know why. She grabs a fistful of pig. feces from the ground, starts kneading. it up into small balls with her hands, with her fingers, and tries to shove it. into her nephew's mouth. Each time he. would just push it out with his tongue. and eventually they just get frustrated. They start scooping the pig pen feces. into the shovel and grab a stick to. smother the stick with the pig feces and. then force feed it into his mouth. They. start shoving the stick deep into his. throat.

And when that's not enough, they're. ordered to beat him with the sticks. The. aunt stated that she believed in that. moment she was helping her nephew get. the spirit out of him. They all allegedly did. They're all. standing in a line waiting to beat this. little boy up with these hard smacking. sticks. And they would scream, "Leave. him be, Satan. How dare you come here, Satan?". If one of them was a little softer on. beating him, they would be accused of. disobeying and still having human. relationships and attachments or being. on Satan's side. God forbid. They'd be.

forced to hit him even harder. When. Naguan would start crying in the. beginning, she would tell them that the. spirit inside of him is stubborn and. refuses to leave. The aunt realized that. there were these nails embedded into the. stick that they were hitting him with. So, he was bleeding all over the place. She never untied her nephew. She never. took him to the hospital. She just. leaves after beating him. Another member. who was tied up in the pig pen, he. reported seeing little Nagwan there for.

at least multiple days. He said the. worst part of it all was they didn't. give him any food, not even water. The. only water that you can get is from this. tap that the pigs drink from, but you. have to press it where you get the. water. And there's no cups there. So, I. would press it, gather as much water as. possible in my palm. Bring it over to. him for him to drink. But he could. barely drink it. He had no energy. He. was so badly wounded at this point. The. other member said while he was trapped. in that pig pen, one night he woke up. and realized that 5-year-old Nagwan was. gone. He had undone his ties. He's gone. He had run out. He ran all the way to.

the dining room. And it's actually quite. a far distance. Most of the adults, they. don't even seem to walk themselves. And. if they do, it's a long process. So, this is a massive farm. It's not like, "Oh, I'm going to walk to my neighbor's. house." Uh-huh. It's a long journey, and. it's not flat paved road. The member. said he probably went there hoping there. was some food left. I mean, he must have. been starving to run all the way there, you know. When he finally gets to the. dining hall, he finds an adult and he. asks, "Is there any food left?" And the.

adult immediately goes to Kim, the baby, and tells baby, "I mean, we got to do. something." It's been reported that the. adult tells Kim something along the. lines of, "I mean, he hasn't had. anything to eat. He hasn't had anything. to drink." And he ran all the way to the. dining room, from the pig pen to the. dining room. He really must be possessed. by some sort of spirit, indicating you. can't do that if you have no food and. water. And you're a 5-year-old. Wow. Nagwin was taken right back to the.

pig pen without even a single sip of. water. From then on, witnesses said he. would get beaten by Kim and her little. associates. He couldn't even scream. She. would beat him, but nothing. He had been. beaten so many times his body was too. frail to even fight. Some said the worst. part was in situations like this, you. would expect a 5-year-old to scream for. their mom or their dad or their aunt, but nothing. It's like he knew they. weren't going to come and save him. And. his eyes were just wide open staring at. Kim. He wasn't glaring. I mean, he could.

be. Who cares, right? But he wasn't. glaring because the witnesses said he's. just such an innocent baby. He was an. innocent baby that he looked like he. didn't even know why he was there. After days of torture, Nagwan finally. passed. He had died. Prosecutor King gets a report that there. was a death at Baby Garden, but he gets. this report 10 years after the death.

The father of Naguan takes 10 years to. come and report the death. He's in there. for 10 more years before I guess he. snaps out of it and then goes to report. it to the police. Prosecutor Kang decides to take on this. case. And at first the prosecutor, he. thought, "Yeah, there's no way that. these reports from Baby Garden are. true." They run a massive K-pop record. business. They're reputable all around. the country. They have a farm. It's like. a community lifestyle living, right? But. there's no way it's a cult. Prosecutor. King starts going through all the.

reports that former members had managed. to escape and had filed. Now, there had. been multiple mysterious deaths, aka. they believed to just be straight up. murders, which isn't as far-fetched when. you read some of the victim statements. One victim wrote, "I was beaten with a. malberry branch and metal pipe from. midnight till 4:00 a.m. with bruises. everywhere." Another writes, "I felt. that if I stayed there any longer, I too. would eventually be beaten to death. But. even if this is true, this is going to. be one of the hardest cases that he ever. takes on in his entire career. And this. is when he's just starting off. He's so.

young. He's like a baby prosecutor. His. higherups practically tell him, "Yeah, it's just going to be you on the case. Nobody else is going to help you. I. mean, yeah, you've got all the. investigators, the police, but they're. not going to trial. You're the attorney. You're the prosecutor. So, it's really. just going to be you when you're going. to put the trial together. We don't have. the manpower in this district. And not. only that, prosecutors don't really like. to go after religious cults. How do you. convince victims that they're victims. when they think you, the prosecutor, are. the perpetrator? And on top of that, cults have a lot of financial power,

especially in places like South Korea. They've got influence. They have money. and sway to make prosecutor's lives a. living hell. Regardless, Prosecutor Kang decides, "I'm going to go full force straight. into the devil's garden.". Wow. In the middle of one of Kim's. services, she's up there on the podium. probably spewing more nonsense about. baby this, baby that, being baby. I am. baby. It's kind of an odd fantasy if you. think about it. She looks older than she. actually is. I don't know what compelled.

her to come up with this train of. thinking, this type of logic. Her very. bizarre obsession with being a baby and. called baby. Anyway, she's up there, a. three-year-old baby with a bunch of. wrinkles, giving full-blown lectures on. how to serve me, baby. When the doors to. the auditorium that the baby garden. members have built by hand, slam open, detectives, 50 detectives, swarm the. place, and a voice is just booming. through the room. You are completely. surrounded. Surrender. Everyone just. breaks out into a full-blown sprint. Everyone is scattering like bugs that.

just got raided. There's people going. that way, this way, that way. People are. full on fighting, attacking the. detectives, tackling detectives to the. ground. Oh, they're fighting. They're. fighting. Some are They're not running. Some are running. Most are fighting. Wow. In the chaos, Kim and her. right-hand woman managed to escape. conveniently into a passageway that. leads underground. So, I'm assuming. someone planned for something like this. to happen eventually. Kim manages to. escape off the property and into the.

woods. They lose the queen bee. That's. how they refer to it. It is a huge blow. to the investigation because she's. someone who has the funds to stay. missing. When they open up one of her. safes, it was filled to the brim with. cash. Calculating inflation, it was. filled with nearly half a million. dollars in cash just in the safe. One of. her safes. The investigators noted the living. situation was bizarre. The members are. all living in these horrendous military. barrack style rooms while Kim is living. in her little palace with a personal.

sauna. Her bed is a special custom clay. bed. Even her speaker system for her. room alone, calculating inflation, is. estimated to be a4 million. Why do you. need speakers that expensive? But now. she's gone. They lost her. She got away. Prosecutor Kang says, "We lost the queen. bee. The search and seizure was a. complete failure. I felt a huge sense of. shame. Of course, we put her on the. wanted list. We also tried to track her. down her vehicle. We tried so many other. things. We revealed her face to the. media. But she's not a stupid woman.

She's a very smart, very wealthy woman. She's going to stay well hidden. The. whole cult goes into lockdown. They keep. operating and working as normal. Clearly, they're getting instructions. from somewhere, but anytime prosecutor. Kang or any detectives would come. around, they would avoid answering the. questions. They're all protecting their. queen bee. Where is Kim hiding? I'm not. sure what you're asking, and I don't. have anything more to tell you. I have. no idea where she is. Where is your. leader? leader? There's no leader here.

This is a cooperative farm. You don't. know what you're talking about. Another. member has asked, "Where is your. leader?" Our leader, she's this. intelligent leader who guides us. She's. not a religious leader. So, in a way, our relationship with her is more like. friends or like sisters. She leads us in. business and life and finances like a. wise sister. So, where is she right now? I have no idea. I would know. Nobody is. ratting her out. Like everyone's still.

very loyal. Yes. Another cult member. just responds. There is nobody here. forcing us to work. What kind of. coercion would it be? Huh? Where? Who's. forcing us? Everyone likes it here. I'm. very satisfied with my life here. I'm. content. I'm happy. And yes, it's a. little noisy because there were a few. people who left and messed it all up and. they claimed to be victims or whatever, but they didn't suffer any harm at all. In fact, they were receiving help when. they left. Another member says, "Look, the content being reported to the media. is vastly different from the truth.

We're not being shaken about this, though. Among the people who have been. living here now, not a single person has. left because they're disturbed by this. incident breaking out. We are. steadfast." At one point, one of the. former members that left tries to go. back to convince everyone to save. themselves. They went with detectives. and they said, "Come on, guys. Wake up. or else you're going to suffer for. another 15 years. Wake up." Someone. screams at her. Our hard work is worth. it. How is it worth it? You left us, so.

don't bother us. Shut up and go live. your own life. One guy is pointing at his teeth and. he's bragging. Look, I needed dental. treatment for thousands of dollars. And. Baby Garden was willing to pay it for. me. It's likely that he's been working for. them non-stop ever since he joined, perhaps for over a decade for free. and. all he got was a few thousand dollars in. dental treatments. They argued that Kim is such a great. leader. She's just creating a world.

where everybody is fair. That is all. So, people are now either looking for. Kim or they're actively hiding Kim. None. of the prosecutor's work will matter if. they can't find her. How do you find. someone with hundreds of people devoted. to her and tens of millions of dollars. at her disposal? She could be on the. beach of some remote island right now, but she's not. She's in the prosecutor's. office turning herself in. What? Her. attorneys told her that if she turns. herself in, they will hold her for three. days to question her. They will get. nothing out of it, and after that, they.

will release her. But instead, the. prosecutors slap her with murder. charges, and they're going to trial. During the interrogation of Kim, prosecutor Kang states, "She was not. emotional, not even in the slightest.". He states, "She was very calm, calmer. than expected. She stayed composed while. saying what she wanted to say. She was. never swayed. Even when the. investigators turned up the heat, made. her feel pressure. She did not get. provoked. She did not fall for any. leading questions. She's not only. experienced, but she's very well.

prepared. The only thing she was firm on. is that she did not murder anyone. She. denied it all, everything. She said, "I. don't know what you're talking about. I. have children of my own. How could I. ever harm a child? There might have been. other violent people in the baby garden. that tried to punish victims, but if. that were the case, I never knew. anything about it. I never ordered such. a thing. The prosecutors there having to listen. to Kim deny everything whilst also. talking to Nagwan's mom who vividly. remembers everything. She explained that. even when she found out that her son was. dead, she was on her knees practically.

bowing at Kim's feet. When Kim said, "Naki is gone. He's dead." When he died, his face looked like a cat that was. twisted because he was the devil. If he. grew up, he would have opposed this. place. All of us. Me. We have to. demonstrate to the other children that. they must be loyal to our cause. Since. your family joined last and lacks faith, it would have been hard for you to. continue here without sacrificing Naki. But now, with the sacrifice of Naki's. soul, you will receive the blessing of. heaven. So, be cooperative on this. matter. You just have to do as you're.

told. She was forced to sign a paper that. stated that her son died from a genetic. heart disease. She says, "Even though my child was. tortured and beaten to death, I was. forced to sign that document. But. because he was cremated, there is no. evidence that he was tortured to death. They tried to find the bodies of the. other alleged murder victims. They. brought in excavators all over the. property. Nothing. Nobody. A former. member who was close to Kim at the time. alleges that Kim said, "Don't worry,

they're not going to find anything.". The prosecutor says trying to find the. truth in a case where there are no. bodies is very difficult, but at least. they have testimonies from previous. members. And maybe they can save the. others. save them from believing Kim, get them to see the truth. She has no. God. So, one of the biggest parts of. trying a cult leader and getting them to. trial and getting them even charged is. getting them to admit that they're not. God. It helps the members realize this. person is a phony because only regular. people are scared of the authorities.

Only regular people are scared of. prison. Kim is no god. She's just an. evil old lady. She's not baby. She's a. wrinkling middle-aged woman. That's what. prosecutor King is trying to get. everyone to see. He asked her non-stop. in the interrogations, "But aren't you. aren't you God?" And she would have to. say because it benefits her case, "I'm. not God.". And he would just have her say it over. and over and over again. It helps her. case because because if she's running a. cult ah.

and you can't, you know, if you say that. you're the coming of God, coming of. Christ, the Messiah, the prophet. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You know, you're running a. cult. So he's making her say that and. then I'm not and then she will he will. play this to the to everyone in in Wow. Yeah. He made her repeat over and over, I'm not God. I'm not God. I'm not God. It's alleged that Kim is no first timer. when it comes to rather extreme. religious organizations. Though. apparently before she started baby.

garden, she was part of another church. that was nicknamed the shaving church. because members were forced to shave. their heads. But most notably, the. church was allegedly involved in naked. dancing practices where the church. leaders would encourage the congregation. to get naked and dance for God, which. would be more on par with, I guess, a. fun strip club rather than a church. So, I'm not really sure what the messaging. they were trying to push here is. Allegedly, all we know for certain is. that before she started Baby Garden, she. was just a very ambitious housewife.

It said that those who knew her before. she started baby garden, she was a. nobody. She had nothing. Her parents. weren't established. She didn't have. good support. She just ends up marrying. the son of a pastor because she had no. other choice. It doesn't seem like she. loves him much. Yes. But she, they said. she always dreamt of glory and honor. She wanted to be somebody. She wanted. respect. So once she brands herself the queen of. love as the second coming of Christ, one.

former member says, "It's how humans. are. When you see someone as mighty, as. if they're God, everything they do seems. beautiful and lovely. We all thought she. was God, so everything about her at the. time seemed beautiful. We couldn't find. anything wrong with her. But when it. comes to trial, everything is hanging on. by a thread. There's no bodies. All the. witnesses, the former members, they. start slowly pulling out one by one from. testifying. Either they're terrified for. their lives or they've received. financial benefits from Kim to stay out. of it. Allegedly, the only person they. really have is Nagwan's mom and her.

moving testimony. Hopefully, it's. enough. During the trial, the women who. were forced to beat Nagwan testified, stating they were ordered by Kim to do. it. But finally, Nagwin's mom takes a. stand and she looks at the judges and. states her son, her only baby, her baby. boy, died from a heart condition. Huh? He was not beaten. He was not tortured. He was not murdered. Wait, the mother? Yeah. In that moment, Nagwin's father. said, "I wanted to kill her." In that. moment, that crazy, deranged woman. She.

lied. I told her, "Wake up, you crazy. woman. Listen to me. Our son was beaten. to death." But she didn't listen. What. happened? Some reports state that she might have. still had a weakness for Kim. Some reports state that she feared for. her life because Kim was threatening. her. The prosecutor, Prosecutor King, saw his. entire case just fall apart right in. front of his eyes. But what else could. he do? In fact, he almost just felt. worried for Nagwan's mom. He said, "What.

must have they done to her? What kind of. wicked things must they have done to get. her to lie about the death of her. precious son?" At that point, it wasn't. even anger. It was just heartbreaking to. watch this so-called maternal love get. completely trampled upon. In the end, Kim was found guilty of six charges of. tax evasion, embezzlement, and assault. She was sentenced to four years in. prison and a fed of, if you calculate in. inflation, a fine of $8.9 million that.

she paid like on the spot pretty much in. cash, like liquid. She was liquid. Yeah. But she would later be acquitted of the. murder charges due to lack of evidence. Now, years later, Nagwan's mom states, "I sincerely regret taking a child to a. place like that. that I was foolish to. do something that would break my own. heart. I have nobody to blame but. myself. I wish somebody would just stone. me. I wish somebody would beat me. And. she starts slapping her face. I wish. somebody would just beat me. Just beat. me to death. I just wish somebody would. stone me to death. I want to apologize.

I want to say that I'm sorry. It would. be shameless to ask for it, but I want. to beg for my son's forgiveness. I want. to tell him that it's my fault and that. I'm sorry. What do I do now? Someone. please beat me. It's my fault. What do I. do? I wish I could die, but I can't even. do that. To which some people felt really. uncomfortable by. There's two episodes. in the Netflix documentary, In the Name. of God, Holy Betrayal. So, obviously, people are uncomfortable. that she's slapping herself, but because. they noticed a few things. The first. being that she doesn't shed too many. tears. She's just slapping herself to.

show grief. And maybe you could argue. that the grief is so big that the tears. are not flowing anymore. But the. weirdest part is she still refers to her. son as Naki. She doesn't call him Daguan. One that isn't Yeah. One that is in. comments. Why are you to this day. calling your son by the name that. referred to him as a demon and not his. actual name? I mean, it's very strange. I think she's.

just mentally not there, but it's hard. for me. This is what the netzen writes. It's hard for me to feel sympathy. because she betrayed her son to the very. end. She let her 5-year-old get tortured. and murdered and then testified that he. died from a disease to protect the cult. leader. And then she still calls him. Naki, just no words. Kim is now 83 years old. And I think. it's really freaking weird that she. called herself baby. And not once did. she ever even look a year younger than.

her actual age. That's all I have to say. about that aspect. It has also been. alleged that one of the main reasons. that Shinara, like I said, was able to. dominate the record selling industry was. so quickly was because of their free. unpaid labor. It said that as recently. as 2021, according to one article, their. sales were in the near 50 to 60 million. ballpark. I don't know how accurate that. is, but I imagine it's safe to assume. that they're raking in a lot of money in. profits. One former member said that. when they started Shinata Records, there. was just so much money, cash.

specifically, they had just stacked it. inside of Kim's room. She said her room. is about 1,500 ft. That money, we. brought it in and about 2/3 of her room. were filled up to the ceiling. What? Yeah. It's unclear now if the employees that. are employed with Shinata Records is. part of Baby Garden, but the current CEO. is allegedly. was one of her right-hand people during. the operation of Baby Garden. What.

happened to Baby Garden? Still. technically operating. She still owns a. ton of farmland. Yeah. Now, I would say it's still just. not the best company to support in my. humble opinion because I'm sure those. employees are not getting the bulk of. the profits. It's all allegedly going to. Kim. The music agencies that have been. able to make the choice to stop working. with Shinata have chosen to stop. promoting sales at Shinata. So, most. notably, Starship Entertainment, the. agency that you might be familiar with.

that signed IV, as well as a bunch of. other massive K-pop groups. But. specifically for IVE, with their recent. comeback, they did not list Shinatada as. a record seller. So every time K-pop. albums are released, they list a whole. group of reputable distributors, like. verified retailers. Shinara was not. listed. However, they do sell IV's. albums because they can't pull their. albums from Shinara for legal. contractual reasons, it seems, but. they're not advertising them. Right.

Okay. So, if I'm not mistaken, 17 has. also excluded Shinara records from their. album release press releases. So, technically, you can still purchase them. from Shindatara, but the artists. themselves have stopped promoting them. as distributors, which again, nothing is. ever the artist's fault. So, even if. there are artists that are promoting on. their press releases, it's not like the. artist has control over that. It's the. agency, right? And again, I'm sure every. K-pop group out there, if they had that. type of control, they don't want their. album sold there. Dispatch interviewed. reps from most of the top music agencies.

in South Korea about this issue. And. even the agencies seem to be in a. pickle. I'm not excusing agencies. They. clearly have more power in this than the. artists. But even the agencies have. stated it's not very simple. If it was. just a contract between us and Shinata, like a one-time deal, it's possible to. just say, "Hey, don't send the album to. Shinata." However, agencies and. distributors and Shinata have been. intertwined through contractual. obligations for a long period of time. So, they're saying if you pull now, it's. likely you have to pull every past group.

from this agency, all of their records, and then sometimes people have different. contracts with different groups. Yeah, they stated, yeah, they stated in an. interview, to put it simply, they can't. forcibly remove the albums from. Shinetta. It's not even directly between. Shinetta and the agencies. Apparently, a. lot of the agencies have a bunch of. middlemen that sign with Shinetta. Mhm. So what the agencies seem to be doing. that is in their control is excluding. Shinetta from their official. announcements. And thankfully this is a.

situation where consumers have the. power. I personally will be boycotting. Shinetta. And if you've purchased with. them before knowing all of this, don't. go and like throw your stuff away or. anything. Just now you know for future. consideration because there's just so. many other places you can purchase. albums to support your favorite artist. It's not like Shinata is the only place. And allegedly, this is what Kim told her. followers. The one who escaped from baby. garden, they have no money and are. uneducated. Nobody will listen to them. I have plenty of money. Lawyers and. prosecutors and judges who all love.

money, so they're on my side. Even if. someone brought me a lot of money, I'm. not going to give them a single cent. back. I would rather spend millions with. lawyers than give 10 cents to those who. left. Huh. Okay. Interesting. One of the. former members says, "Now we understand. why she always boasted so loudly about. the media, lawyers, prosecutors, judges, and even the president for being on her. side, for being her servants. She. claimed she could never be found guilty. of anything, and that if someone came at. her through one hole, she could escape. through 10 more. We've come to realize.

how very true her words were." Another. former member penned almost like an open. letter to Kim. And again, this is just. one person's supposed feelings and. memories. This is not me saying this is. what happened. Do your own research. But. they wrote, "You arranged grand weddings. for your three sons and let them have. children. You gave your husband, sons, and relatives who never did any manual. labor or street vending positions as. chairman's, presidents, and directors at. Shinata affiliated companies. You. distributed agusan, which is baby. gardens assets to them, bought them.

luxury homes and foreign cars, and let. them spend money recklessly. You claimed. they were exempt from any wrongdoing.". In 1981, Tangunju, the 8-year-old. youngest daughter of Tangingo, had sold. his house and farmland to join. He sold. everything, was diagnosed with a brain. tumor and hospitalized. This 8-year-old, but you said cancer patients would die. anyway, and it would just be a waste of. money. She'd only be useful for. experiments. You had her discharged from. the hospital, and that young child died. just 15 days later. You made even.

elementary school children work in. factories making bamboo salt and farming. without letting them go to school. When. a 20-year-old was in a traffic accident. while selling goods outside, you said. even $2,500 in settlement money to bail. them out was too much. That young man. was sent to prison to pay with his body. This hasn't been proven, but this is. just what's out there, and I personally. will not be purchasing anything from. Shinada. Kim and her associates, the Baby Garden. Church, did file an injunction last year.

to prevent Netflix from releasing. episodes on their organization. Same. with JMS, which we also covered. Netflix. released a series titled In the Name of. God, a holy betrayal. The series as a. whole covers multiple different cults, if you will. JMS, we covered Odang, we. covered their connected to this fairy. We covered that one. And Baby Garden has. two episodes dedicated to them. They, like the other organizations, tried to. stop Netflix from releasing the series.

Baby Garden stated Netflix's depiction. of them was fictional and misleading, which a lot of people were nervous about. considering Baby Garden had filed an. injunction against another massive. Korean media house, SBS, and they did. not release their episode. Really? This. was a while back though, early 2000s. So, it had worked in the past. It worked. in the past and even the producers were. a little bit nervous. Now, the. injunction was thrown out, meaning. Netflix was free to release the.

episodes. To which the director of the. series stated, "I hope many people watch. those episodes to see just how cruel and. scary religious cults can be." I will. say, "It's not over." Then, Baby Garden. files a lawsuit against Netflix for good. old defamation, demanding them to pay. nearly $10,000 per day that the episodes. were available on the streaming. platform, with the total amount at that. point being a4 million. The lawsuit took. place in Korea from what I can see and. essentially it was thrown out by the. judge. Now I will say if it gets thrown.

out in Korea, it doesn't even stand. chance in places like the United States. Like even the SPS injunction, I wonder. if it was taking place in the United. States, I don't think that Baby Garden. would have won. Right. Yeah. So it's. it's very interesting how that's done. But according to some sources, Baby. Garden was also allegedly ordered to pay. for the other party's legal fees. But she did sue the author of the book, the prosecutor working on the case, the. one that we were able to interview, managed to get $17,000 in damages from. him.

But that was the least of his concerns. According to our interview, it seems. like Kim used a lot of her money and. influence to get him technically, I. don't want to say, out as a prosecutor, but basically made his life so difficult. that it would be hard for him to. continue down his career trajectory. Or. at least that's how it felt to a lot of. people. We asked the prosecutor if he. ever regretted going against Baby Garden. because clearly it impacted his career. He said, "As a human, I can't say that I. have regrets. I did suffer a lot of.

damages. Sometimes I can't lie. I do. wonder, did I have to go that far? Did I. have to take it that far? But if I think. about it, if I went back to that time, would I make that same choice again?". Yes. Because if I can just save one. person from baby garden, I would feel a. great sense of accomplishment. So the. losses I suffered, it's not that big of. a deal. About the trial process, he said. there was no one helping me and I was. being systematically harassed, handling. that case with limited people and. conducting all three trials alone. I.

just felt very lonely. No one was. helping me and instead people were. trying to bring me down. That was the. most hurtful thing in the end. Looking. back now, it seems like I was too. ambitious taking on a case like this. It. should have been handled by a larger. office. But when the victims filed. complaints with other jurisdictions, with larger DA offices, nobody wanted to. take it because the baby garden. influence was that large. No prosecutor. wanted to do it. I was young. I was. naive at the time. I just had this sense.

of justice, I guess. And I recklessly. jumped in and I tried to fight as hard. as I could. Oh my gosh. When victims of. the baby garden had thanked prosecutor. King for his work, he said, "Every time. I hear those words, I feel choked up. with emotion." And I realized once again. that the sacrifices made were not. meaningless. They were worthwhile. He. now has his own private practice. But he. does say this about Kim. That woman is. truly evil. She is an evil woman that is. extremely clever.

A victim said about the situation, "It's. not enough that Kim received a light. punishment compared to her evil deeds, but also after her release, she is. enjoying her wealth as if she's mocking. the world." It has now been reported. that Kim is suffering from dementia and. is receiving treatment in soul. Yeah, I don't think that's karma enough. No. What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments. Have you.

heard of baby garden? And please stay. safe and I will see you in the next one.