“In 1970, “Karenga” and two of his followers were arrested and charged with
conspiracy and assault in the torture of Deborah Jones and Gail Davis, two
of his female followers. Believing that the women had tried to poison him,
“Karenga” forced the women to disrobe at gunpoint and had them beaten.
“Vietnamese torture is nothing compared to what I know,” he informed his
victims, whereupon he forced a hot soldering iron into the mouth of one
while the other had a toe squeezed in a vice. Both women were also forced to
consume detergent and a caustic liquid as part of their “discipline.”

According to the July 27, 1971 Los Angeles Times, a psychological profile of
“Karenga” described him “as a danger to society who is in need of prolonged
custodial treatment in prison.” “