When Yisrael Amir fled the isolated sect, he brought with him tales of control, abuse and rape.

The release is the latest twist in events surrounding the group after a dramatic breakout in Mexico.

Members of the Lev Tahor group forced their way past guards at the site in Huixtla.

Dramatic footage shows members escaping the site where they were held since a raid on their base.

It follows a months-long surveillance operation against the extremist Lev Tahor group in Mexico.

Four members of the ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor group are charged with abducting two children.