Leaders of Jewish Lev Tahore Sect Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping 2 Children

Chaim Teller (L) and Yante Teller were allegedly kidnapped by members of the Lev Tahore Jewish sect and found in Tenango del Air, Mexico, on Dec. 28, 2018. New York State Police

New York authorities said that four alleged leaders of the extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahore have been arrested on charges of kidnapping two children and taking them out of the country.

The abduction victims have been found, said the New York U.S. Attorney’s Office in a Dec. 28 statement, and “plans are underway to bring them back to the United States and reunite them with their mother.”