The Circle (Cercul) was a sect from Târgu Mureș, Romania.
[1] For eight years, he sexually exploited several young women, as well as minor girls.
[2] Most of the young women were students at the University of Arts in Târgu Mureș.
[3] The leader told them that he was in permanent contact with a higher spiritual being, called Chekhov1, the first of God's angels.
[4] The leader was sentenced to nine years in prison for human trafficking, forming an organized criminal group, minors trafficking and sexual intercourse with a minor on a continuous basis.