Editing Buddhafield (religious movement) (section)

== Allegations ==
Many allegations have been made against Jaime Gomez, most notably sexual abuse of his male followers.<ref name="O'Neill2016" /> His victims have said that they had their confessions in their weekly [[hypnotherapy]] sessions used against them.<ref name="HolyHell" /><ref name="Yuan2016" /> Gomez also used the [[AIDS crisis]] to instill fear in his [[gay]] male followers to frighten them into staying.<ref name="Yuan2016" /> The group has been described as a cult by some former members.<ref name="Yuan2016" />

Former members such as Chris Johnston, Julian Goldstein, Radhia Gleis, and Alessandra Burenin claim they were [[Brainwashing|brainwashed]] by Jaime Gomez. Allen and other former Buddhafield members claim that they were not allowed to obtain information from outside sources, with Gomez bristling at one member purchasing a television.<ref name="Yuan2016" /><ref name="HolyHell" />

Gomez shunned such ex-followers and denied the allegations.<ref name="HolyHell" />