George Feigley

This article is about the sex cult leader. For the psychedelic religion, see Neo-American Church.

George Feigley (June 23, 1940 – April 13, 2009) was an American church leader. He has been described as a sex cult leader. Feigley called himself "The Light of the World". , a phrase previously used in the self-description of Jesus. Feigley served over 32 years in prison for sex crimes against children, from 1975 to 2008.

In 1971, Feigley founded both a "Neo-American" church and a school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His church doctrine emphasized the transcendent or mystical power of orgasm, and reportedly advocated the use of children for sexual gratification. Feigley wrote a book entitled The Sale of Lillian, which described the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl, and contained graphic illustrations of such abuse. Feigley led the church in freedom for only about five years, as he was arrested in 1975 on multiple counts of statutory rape, indecent assault, and corrupting the morals of minors. He was found guilty of statutory rape of two teenage girls and was sentenced to 10 years to 20 years in prison.

In 1994, while still in prison, Feigley was convicted of instructing his wife and another man over a prison phone to rape a 14-year-old girl. Feigley was found guilty of conspiracy to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and sentenced. Because of problems with the search warrants, Feigley's wife and the girl's mother were able to plead guilty and receive probation.In 1996, while imprisoned, Feigley co-founded the prisoners' advocacy website and nonprofit organization prisoners.com, along with his wife Sandra.

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