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He believes they were motivated by sexual kicks and by the power they held over others.

"I don't like being here, I feel hopeless and scared of the consequences that they are holding over my head with the threat of throwing me out, so I am on edge."

Over cups of coffee, they talked about the camps, the refugees’ plight, the terrible control the Associated Farmers held over the communities where they lived, and the powerful political lobby of farm owners.

Given a second chance, Trump talked not about Google parent company Alphabet and its hold over online advertising, for example, but how he personally had been wronged.

She says he had an awful hold over her, until he seemed to disappear.