Over the years, more than 20 women have been imprisoned as slaves, and there is no reality show waiting for Davis, only "prison storm".
Recently, an incident in Australia involving a retired soldier running a cult has attracted media attention.
According to Australian media reports, a man named James Davis has imprisoned more than 20 women as slaves over several years for himself and his followers to abuse. The man was arrested while living in a house on the outskirts of the country with six women, but surprisingly, the women denied persecution and indecency, and even testified for Davis in court that they were in a "consensual polyamorous relationship."
Davis (center) and the "girlfriends".
Currently, the local court has filed 23 charges against Davis, including possession and retransmission of child pornography, rape, and possession or manufacture of explosives for illegal purposes, some of which date back to 2004.
After the incident was exposed by the media, it quickly became a social hotspot. Who exactly is Davis? How did he manipulate these women? What kind of trial will he receive? Various problems have attracted the attention of the Australian people.
A dangerous relationship that lasts 3 years
Closing the cage, wearing a stainless steel collar, tattooing the "slave number" on the body... For Felicity Burke, these memories still make her shudder to this day.
In 2012, at the age of 21, Burke came from his hometown to attend a police academy in Sydney. Everything in the metropolis made the young girl feel new, and it made her quickly let down her guard against the people here.
Burke and Davis soon after they met and established a relationship, but the girl's parents did not favor the man, believing that Davis had a serious machismo, controlling spirit, and seemed misogynistic. They reminded their daughter that the man was very dangerous. But Burke in "Hot Love" did not listen to his parents and insisted on being with Davis.
Burke (left) with Davis.
Soon, the words of Burke's parents were verified.
Davis first cut off all ties between Burke and his family, and then gradually took control of her. He "brainwashed" Burke and asked her to sign an "agreement" with some strange rules in addition to the requirements of cleaning, washing and cooking, and having sex anytime and anywhere. For example, when Davis returns home, Burke will stand naked in the doorway and take off his shoes for him and kiss his feet.
Davis also wore a stainless steel collar engraved with 9 digits on Burke, declaring it her "slave number", and tattooed her thigh with a "slave number" tattoo, proving that she would always belong to herself.
Burke's tattoo
Usually, Davis locked Up Burke at home, and she had to go to the bathroom, eat, and even follow the arrangements for which clothes to wear at fixed times. Once she disobeys, "Master" Davis punishes her according to the "agreement". In addition, Davis asked Burke to keep a daily record of his life as a "slave", which he would check regularly. If Burke's thinking changes and he doesn't want to be a "slave", he will be beaten by Davis.
Burke's hundreds of pages of diary detail Davis' masochistic actions against her. When the two were together for about 4 months, Davis punched Burke in the face on the street for trivial matters. Later, crutches and chains were Davis's sadistic tools until she was beaten unconscious and suffocated. Sometimes, Davis would keep her in a cage, once for three days.
Burke
While abusing Bernker, the distraught Davis instructed her to prostitute herself. In 2014, Davis worked as a security guard at a strip club in Queensland. He often introduced club guests to Burke and ordered her to hand over all the money she had earned from prostitution.
This dangerous relationship lasted for 3 years. During this period, Burke wanted to leave Davis countless times, but she was already firmly controlled by the other party, "Davis deprived me of all my rights as a person, and made me lose the ability to live independently." It wasn't until 2015, when Burke found sex photos of davis' sex with underage girls on his computer, that he made up his mind to leave.
The "PUA Demon" was once an Army soldier
After leaving Davis, Burke thought she could live like a normal person, but in fact, every day she was afraid of being caught, afraid of being killed by Davis. To this end, she lived in anonymity for 8 months, afraid to tell others about the experience. "I hid it for a long time and was ashamed of it."
One day in 2020, Bernker finally plucked up the courage to dial a news program and tell reporters what happened to him. Since then, reporters have spent five months investigating Davis, and finally collected hundreds of photos, dozens of videos, and information about more than 20 women who were victimized. After sorting out this jaw-dropping information, the reporter called the police.
In March 2021, Australian police arrested Davis in a parking lot. At the time, he was with a young woman.
Davis (the station stander on the right) was arrested by the police
As the police investigate deeper, Davis's unknown side is also revealed.
Davis, 41, served in the Australian Army for 17 years. From 2003 to 2005, Davis was sent to Iraq to oversee the security of personnel at the Australian Embassy in Iraq.
A soldier who dealt with him while serving in Iraq said Davis was a trained soldier who had been tried by a military tribunal in the past for assaulting others. Davis had a marriage and had two daughters with his ex-wife, whom she raised.
After retiring from the army, Davis returned to Australia to live on a farm in the northeastern new South Wales city of Armidale. He transformed the basement of the farm into a dungeon with electric chairs, cages, chests, and all sorts of strange tools. Davis called it the "Cardiff House." He often posts model recruitment advertisements on the Internet, and once a young woman or underage girl who is not familiar with the world is hooked, he will be tricked into the "Cardiff House".
Police searched Davis' "Cardiff House" and found many tools for abusing women
In 2015, Davis met a 16-year-old girl online. The two began dating after meeting on the grounds of taking pictures, and the girl was brainwashed like Burke, signed an "agreement", and wore a "slave" collar. Soon after, the girl's message appeared on prostitution websites, and Davis specifically emphasized that "this is a school student" and "a real teenage girl".
In 2018, Davis found another 17-year-old girl with a history of mental illness and took her to the "Cardiff House." A year later, the girl appeared as a sex worker in a pornographic video posted by Davis.
It conforms to the main characteristics of the cult
In May 2021, the Supreme Court of New South Wales heard the Davis case.
On the same day, five of Davis's "girlfriends" appeared at the scene of the trial. There were nurses, law students, and until Davis' arrest, they all lived at the "Cardiff House." They told Davis's defense attorney that Davis never controlled everyone's personal freedom, that they could come and go as they pleased, and that the abuse they had done was also for the purpose of filming, just "acting."
Davis's five "girlfriends"
According to them, another girl named Charlotte was unable to attend the trial because she was pregnant. Charlotte's due date was in early September, and she had been applying to the court for Davis to be released on parole to see the baby born.
The more the "girlfriends" defendEdes, the more alarmed the outside world became. In the eyes of Ross, an expert who has been engaged in cult research for a long time, Davis is a very destructive and dangerous person.
Over the past few decades, Ross has helped many victims escape the cult's grip. He said: Cults have three main characteristics. First, the leader of the organization is the spiritual leader of all believers and has absolute power; second, after the leader brainwashes the believers, makes the believers absolutely obedient; third, the leaders use this bad influence to exploit and harm the believers, and even endanger the whole society. Some believers are "poisoned" too deeply and gradually lose the awareness of distinguishing between right and wrong.
Davis' situation already fits these key characteristics. For example, he has held multiple fake weddings to make the victim think their relationship is legitimate, so the victim is willing to testify on Behalf of Davis. Ross said: "It's a terrible thing. ”
Davis would invite photographers to take pictures of him and his girlfriend
In order to develop believers, Davis had a personal channel on a pornographic website full of articles, pictures and videos he posted on "How to Teach Women". Specific content includes how to find women who are willing to become "slaves" and suffer abuse, how to brainwash "slaves", how to make them absolutely trust and loyalty to themselves, and so on. He often used extreme violence to beat up victimized women or commit degrading behavior in videos, and many who watched the videos said they would develop psychological discomfort.
Davis also hosts offline events for victims to "serve" believers. He even made a "death pact" in which the "master" had the right to transfer the "ownership" of the "slave" to another man before he died.
Davis (first from right) and the "girlfriends"
As the first woman to stand up and be victimized, Burke told reporters that Davis had a wish to one day host his own reality show and tell the world about his proud life. However, there is no reality show waiting for Davis, only "prison storm" - according to Australian federal law, he will be sentenced to at least 25 years in prison.
At present, the Australian police have issued a notice to the whole country, hoping that more victims will stand up and testify against Davis and let this demon get the punishment he deserves as soon as possible.