Karen Elva Zerby is the former leader of The Family International, a cult founded by her former husband David Berg as the “Children of God”, proven in court to have promoted and enacted sexual abuse of adults and children, including prostitution as a means of proselytizing. She is also referred to by her followers as Maria, “Mama” Maria, Maria David, Maria Fontaine, and “Queen” Maria.
- Occupation
- religious leader
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 31, 1946
