My mum abandoned me and gave me to a cult – we were fed LSD, beaten, bleached & waterboarded to keep us under control

BEN Shenton was just 18 months old when his mother gave him up to a well-spoken blonde woman who swore she’d give him the best life possible.

Little did she know her decision would put Ben through years of abuse at the hands of a woman who believed she was Jesus Christ reborn.

BBCBen Shenton was handed over to a cult leader[/caption] BBC HandoutAnne Hamilton-Bryne’s ‘children’ were forced to bleach their hair and wear matching clothes[/caption] Anne believed she was Jesus...