In March 2024, TSR Investigates investigated the arrest and conviction of Eligio Bishop, also known as “Nature Boy.” In 2022, Bishop was arrested on multiple charges including rape and false imprisonment.
He was sentenced to life in prison earlier this year. Now, The shadow room Justin Carter continues to pursue Bishop’s case. In addition, his three wives hope to have his sentence overturned.
A brief summary of the allegations against Eligio Bishop
In April 2022, Bishop was arrested after police searched an apartment in Decatur, Georgia. At the time, Bishop was accused of leading a cult called the Carbon Nation.
The group was reportedly founded to promote “holistic healing.” However, many female members came forward and accused Bishop of forcing them into sexual acts, holding them against their will, and subjecting them to revenge porn.
According to Efuru, one of Bishop’s wives, up to sixteen women lived with them and Bishop at the residence. However, she says the allegations against her husband are anything but true.
“Before this happened, the police conducted health checks at our home about thirty times.” She explained. “…Every time they did a health check, we just lived our lives – everyone is beautiful, the home is beautiful. They came at random times.”
Queen Malia, another of Bishop’s wives, added that their lives were at stake “peaceful.”
The women of Nature Boy speak out as they share their truth about Carbon Nation
However, this was not what was alleged in the multi-page affidavits and criminal case against Bishop. At the time, a woman claimed that women were not allowed to wear shirts in his apartment and were forced to have sex or sexual fantasies with Bishop.
However, Queen Malia claims that these are “strange things.”[s]” did not take place.
“It wasn’t this weird thing where they were being held hostage and no one could leave and no one could contact their family.” She said. “…That wasn’t it. These were grown people [and] They knew what they were getting into. Before they came, they knew that he practiced these teachings…”
Watch Carter speak to the women above about her own experiences with Bishop. Plus, watch as the women address the allegations against Carbon Nation and share their plans to overturn its ruling.
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