Guatemala police clashed with the Lev Tahor Jewish sect over 160 at-risk children. Police raided the sect's farm and took the children into care due to suspicions of forced pregnancy, mistreatment of minors, and rape. Sect members tried to abduct the children from the centre where they were being held, but the authorities intercepted them. The Jewish Community of Guatemala disowned the sect and expressed support for the authorities' investigations to protect the lives of minors and other vulnerable groups.