FBI probing alleged child sex abuse in little-known Christian sect

Boise, Idaho — Nearly every detail about the religious group Lisa Webb's family belonged to was hidden from the outside world. Its followers met in homes rather than churches. Its leadership structure was hard to discern, its finances opaque. It didn't even have an official name.

But for decades, no secret was as closely guarded as the identities of the sexual predators inside the group known as the "Two by Twos."

Now, a growing number of public allegations from around the world have prompted a broad investigation by the FBI and placed an uncomfortable spotlight on the long-quiet Christian sect. Survivors say the group's leaders protected child-abusing ministers by pressuring victims to forgive, ignoring legal reporting requirements and by transferring abusers to new locations to live with unsuspecting families.