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It's a little past midnight on May 22, 1986.

Steve Bryant walks towards his van, a quiet residential street in West Los Angeles.

With his round glasses and soft kind eyes, Steve could be a UCLA grad student.

But the truth is he's a college dropout.

While he spent the last two years studying and writing, it's not about anything you'd

learn in school.

He's been living in his van as he crisscrosses the country, trying to get people to listen

to his tale of abuse, corruption, and fraud by a worldwide religious organization.

It's an explosive story bursting with salacious details that would blow people's minds if

they'll only believe him.

And that's the problem.

He's talked to reporters, written a book.

He's talked to anyone who would listen, but most people dismiss him as a nutcase, and

the ones who do believe him, insiders who saw things firsthand, are afraid to speak

up.

And the ones in power, the ones who know the truth, they want to see him silenced.

When he thinks about everything that's happened, all he can do is shake his head.

He was in his early 20s when he joined.

He was a happy guy.

He'd finally found a community where he felt like he really belonged.

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