Does America Have a Cult Problem? | Daniella Mestyanek Young

Does America Have a Cult Problem? | Daniella Mestyanek Young

Published: November 2, 2025

Duration: 1:00:13

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Daniella was born a third-generation member of the infamous Children of God religious cult, and grew up being trafficked around the world, before escaping that life and moving to America at age 15. She put herself through high school and graduated as college valedictorian before commissioning into the US Army as an intelligence officer. That’s where she really started to think about group behavior…and seeing it, well, everywhere.

Daniella deployed twice to Afghanistan...