Tag: William Kamm

A jury has retired to consider its verdict on sexual assault charges against the religious leader known as “Little Pebble“. William Kamm, 53, has stood trial in the NSW District Court on four counts of aggravated indecent assault and one of aggravated sexual intercourse against a 15-year-old girl near Nowra on the NSW South Coast. The girl’s claims dated back to 1993 when she was living in Kamm’s religious commune at Cambewarra. Kamm has pleaded not guilty before Judge John Williams. Kamm had been disadvantaged by the length of time – nine years – before a complaint was made, the

Nowra cult leader William Kamm might have been an “odd little man” who wrote overtly sexual letters to a 15-year-old girl. But his writings did not prove anything more than a desire for sexual contact which was “never crystallised”, Kamm’s lawyer Gregory Stanton told a jury yesterday. The Crown and defence took turns to address the jury as Kamm’s trial neared its end. Kamm, 55, also known as Little Pebble, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated indecent assault and one count of aggravated sexual intercourse with the girl in 1993, after he chose her as one of

An alleged sexual assault victim of William “Little Pebble” Kamm had said in 1997 she could not fulfil her calling to be one of his “queens” because she didn’t want to share him, the District Court has heard. Maria Louisa Bos, 27, a member of Kamm’s Order of St Charbel, based near Nowra, said the alleged victim, who had left the property but had come back, had said she “wanted to seek his forgiveness because she had done something wrong”. Ms Bos was called by Greg Stanton, defending Kamm, 53, who is being tried before Judge John Williams on four

A Nowra religious cult leader, accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young female follower, had believed the Virgin Mary chose him to spawn a new race that would survive the end of the world, a jury has heard. The girl was just two months past her 15th birthday when she accepted William “Little Pebble” Kamm‘s invitation to become one of his 12 “mystical wives”. She believed she would become pregnant “spiritually” – perhaps through a hug. And her parents rejoiced and encouraged the marriage, not thinking it involved any sex. Kamm is accused of four counts of aggravated indecent assault

An alleged sexual assault victim was “mystically married” to a sect leader who claims to commune with the Virgin Mary, a court has been told. The then-15-year-old was living in a religious commune on the NSW south coast run by self-styled seer William Kamm – known to his followers as The Little Pebble – when the alleged assaults took place. Kamm, 55, is standing trial in the NSW District Court on four indecent assault charges and one of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent. On Tuesday the jury heard the girl, who cannot be named, “mystically married” Kamm in 1993, one

Members of a doomsday cult with about 100 Victorian followers are under investigation for welfare fraud. Centrelink confirmed last night it was looking into allegations involving members of William Kamm’s Order of St Charbel cult, which has several communes on Victorian country properties. The allegations relate to 130 cases of suspected welfare fraud. They involve members who were allegedly paid government benefits, such as the single parent payment, to which they were not entitled. Mr Kamm, known as The Little Pebble, has a history of predicting the end of the world. Centrelink national manager Hank Jongen confirmed the agency was

The trial of a religious cult leader charged with sexually assaulting two teenage girls on the NSW south coast has been moved to Sydney. Order of Saint Charbel founder William Kamm, also known as “The Little Pebble”, is due to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults 14 and 15-year-old girls in the 1990s. Mr Kamm remained silent during his brief appearance at Wollongong District Court today as his legal counsel sought permission to transfer the matter to Sydney. The Crown raised no objections to having the highly publicised case tried before NSW District Court. Judge Joe Phelan also consented.