Saw the series.
Glad to see the negative publicity. However, this article in my opinion makes the same mistake almost all the publicity makes,including the Montel show.
That is, they hyperfocus of the abuse, and not the overall techniques and mind control issues including isolation, ego destruction and then the rebuilding of the individual in the image of the group.
This aspect of the program is largely ignored by the press, and in my opinion is the most damning, far far worse than a scar on someone's chin or a broken leg. This physc damage caused to 10s of thousands of kids goes unrecognized in this society.