Editing Twelve Tribes communities (section)

===Other issues===

In 2018, the group was showcased on the [[Vice Media|Vice HD]] channel in the United States on an episode of their [[Cults and Extreme Belief]] series, as former member Samie Brosseau accused the group of abusive practices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twelve Tribes – Cults and Extreme Belief, Season 1 Episode 4 |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1743444035943/twelve-tribes}}</ref>

In July 2019, the American [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) released a 40-page summary of the results of a closed preliminary investigation stemming from allegations of child abuse at the group's Hiddenite, North Carolina, property.<ref name="FBI">{{Cite web |title=Twelve Tribes Part 01 of 01 |url=https://vault.fbi.gov/twelve-tribes/twelve-tribes-part-01-of-01-1/view |access-date=March 2, 2020 |website=FBI |language=en-us}}</ref>{{rp|page=1}} The documents revealed the existence of other investigations over the years to include suspicions of child abuse in other compounds. There were also deaths alleged to be suspicious.{{r|FBI|pages=4,7–8,40,51}}

In January 2020 Scott "Chen" Czarnecki, a former elder who helped establish the 12 Tribes in Australia, gave an interview detailing his reasons for leaving the Tribes to Australia's [[A Current Affair (Australian TV program)|''A Current Affair'']]. Czarnecki said he knew of babies that had been born [[stillborn]].<ref>{{cite news |date=January 15, 2020 |title=What drove religious elder to leave controversial cult? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=918Su4VgiY4 |access-date=September 26, 2025 |work=A Current Affair}}</ref> In February 2020, police in [[New South Wales]], Australia, executed a search warrant on the group's Peppercorn Creek Farm property, seizing documents and other evidence in what has been a prolonged investigation into allegations of child abuse in the group.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Secretive Sect Twelve Tribes Picton Farm Targeted by Police Search Warrant |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/macarthur/secretive-sect-twelve-tribes-picton-farm-targeted-by-police-search-warrant/news-story/3ba1b14bb36e45e532f353ce96b466c3&usg=AOvVaw3At1AHgtfGUOgMD_Dy0lcn |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> In March 2020, police returned for a more extensive search operation for stillborn babies buried on the property—Czarnecki had leveled accusations that the group buried babies on their property— at Peppercorn Creek Farm and another of the group's properties.  At least one infant was found at the farm.  In September 2020, NSW police announced in a statement they anticipated a close of the investigation late 2020 or early 2021.  No official closure or criminal charges has been announced as of October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sparks |first=Hannah |title=Religious sect Twelve Tribes under police investigation after dig for remains |url=https://aboutregional.com.au/religious-sect-twelve-tribes-under-lengthy-police-investigation-following-dig-for-remains/ |access-date=February 11, 2022 |website=About Regional |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sparks |first=Kayla Osborne and Hannah |date=March 3, 2020 |title=Police establish crime scenes at Twelve Tribes properties in Picton and Bigga |url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6658826/police-establish-crime-scenes-at-twelve-tribes-properties-in-picton-and-bigga/ |access-date=February 11, 2022 |website=Illawarra Mercury |language=en-AU}}</ref> In August 2020 Scott "Chen" Czarnecki was found dead with penetrating wounds in his New South Wales home. A 17-year-old boy was charged with his murder.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flemming |first1=Tessa |last2=Gazy |first2=Matt |last3=Sibthorpe |first3=Clare |date=July 19, 2022 |title=Scott 'Chen' Czarnecki alleged murder trial continues in Coffs Harbour court |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/lismore/scott-chen-czarnecki-alleged-murder-trial-continues-in-coffs-harbour-court/news-story/db3efedc3788b3c57e98fa6d65904240 |access-date=September 26, 2025 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

In December 2021, [[Marshall Fire|a fire broke out]] in [[Boulder County, Colorado]]. In June 2023, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office issued its investigative summary of the fire in which it concluded that the Marshall Fire originated from two sources, one of them being a [[slash (logging)|slash]] burn intentionally started on the Twelve Tribes residential property six days prior on December 24, 2021, the second later fire being ignited by sparking power lines operated by [[Xcel Energy]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Curtis |last2=Dougherty |first2=Michael |title=Marshall Fire Investigative Summary and Review |url=https://assets.bouldercounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/marshall-fire-investigative-summary.pdf |publisher=Boulder County}}</ref> The slash burn was visited by local firefighters after a community member noted the size of the fire, however, the responders were reportedly unconcerned with the fire. A resident at the property told detectives that he allowed the fire to burn to coals at which point he covered the fire with dirt, but did not extinguish the coals with water. Criminal charges were not brought against those at the property as slash burning was not illegal in Boulder County.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drugan |first1=Tim |date=June 19, 2023 |title=Marshall Fire investigation raises questions about safety of slash burning laws in Boulder County |url=https://boulderreportinglab.org/2023/06/19/marshall-fire-investigation-raises-questions-about-safety-of-slash-burning-laws-in-boulder-county/ |access-date=June 19, 2023 |publisher=Boulder Reporting Lab}}</ref> In September 2025, Xcel agreed to pay $640&nbsp;million to plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit. The Twelve Tribes was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Noelle |date=September 24, 2025 |title=Xcel Energy agrees to pay $640 million to settle lawsuit over ignition of Marshall fire |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2025/09/24/marshall-fire-lawsuit-settled-xcel/ |access-date=September 25, 2025 |work=The Denver Post}}</ref>