1.   He was also called as an expert witness before a congressional committee investigating religious sects.

2.   In public statements, the police have said only that they are investigating the sect in connection with a kidnapping.

3.   The discovery of the bodies came more than a year after authorities began to investigate the sect after former members told police about the missing boys.

4.   The sect was also investigated for possible links to bombings of two Hydro Quebec transmission towers in March last year.

5.   A French parliamentary commission that has been investigating religious sects recommended that a permanent observer group be created to advise the government about the problem.

6.   A French Communist lawmaker on a parliamentary committee investigating sects charged that cults had infiltrated the government.

7.   Jean-Pierre Brard, a French Communist lawmaker on a parliamentary committee investigating sects, alleged cults have infiltrated the government, magistrates and intellectuals.

8.   He said the agency does not investigate sects unless they are suspected of being involved with the intelligence service of another country or of preparing terrorist attacks.

9.   Two members of the Church of Scientology refused to answer questions earlier this week when they appeared before a parliamentary commission investigating sects, parliamentary sources said Wednesday.

10.   The allegations were filed by the British association Catalyst, which investigates sects and assists victims of religious groups.