'It seemed very natural and loving... He was cute': Former Manson family member opens up about having sex with the murderous cult leader when she was just 14

  • Dianne Lake, now 64, became the youngest member of the Manson family cult when she was just 14 years old
  • She has opened up about having sex with murderous cult leader Charles Manson within hours of meeting him
  • Lake admitted that at the time she thought of Manson as 'attractive' and 'loving'
  • She said having sex with Manson, who was 20 years her senior, was 'very natural and loving' 
  • Lake has broken her silence about being involved in the infamous cult ahead of the release of her new memoir, 'Member of the Family' 

The youngest member of the Manson family has opened up about having sex with the murderous cult leader when she was just 14 years old.

Dianne Lake, now 64, met Charles Manson when she was a teenager in Los Angeles and has revealed she had sex with him within hours of them meeting. 

Lake has even admitted that at the time she thought of the cult leader as 'attractive' and 'loving'.

'He made you feel like you were his one and only love, you know?' Lake said in an interview with Good Morning America.

'Yes, there were other girls, but we all shared him. He made you feel really special, and specially loved.' 

Dianne Lake, now 64, has opened up about having sex with Charles Manson when she was 14 years old after becoming part of his cult

Dianne Lake, now 64, has opened up about having sex with Charles Manson when she was 14 years old after becoming part of his cult

Lake said she became more loyal to Manson (left and right), even as he grew more violent in the days leading up to the murderous rampage that members of his cult went on in 1969

Lake also opened up about being seduced by Manson who was 20 years her senior.

'It seemed very natural and loving and kind of like a game,' she said of having sex with Manson. 'He would start with the hands... and that would lead into more intimate things.

'He was cute, impish. You know, fun.'

Lake has broken her silence about being involved in the infamous cult ahead of the release of her new memoir, 'Member of the Family'.

She told People last week that her parents, who were deep in the 1960's counter-culture, set her 'free' when she was a teen and she needed love and a feeling of family. 

Lake says that is how she came into the Manson fold. 

'I needed love and affection, and I needed a family. I needed to feel like I belonged somewhere,' Lake said. 'He perceived that from the get-go.' 

'Charlie was offering me more than sex. He told me I should forget my parents and give up my inhibitions. He made it clear he wanted me to be part of the group; his group. I felt there was no turning back.' 

Lake was 14 years old (above in the 1960s) when she met notorious cult leader Charles Manson. She said the pair had sex within hours of them meeting

Lake was 14 years old (above in the 1960s) when she met notorious cult leader Charles Manson. She said the pair had sex within hours of them meeting

Lake admits that she didn't see Manson for what he was until well after she was institutionalized at age 17 and then had to face him in a courtroom and testify against him

Lake admits that she didn't see Manson for what he was until well after she was institutionalized at age 17 and then had to face him in a courtroom and testify against him

Lake said she couldn't understand why the women who she previously considered friends from the Manson family - Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkle and Leslie van Houton (above) had stood by the murderer during the trial

Lake said she couldn't understand why the women who she previously considered friends from the Manson family - Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkle and Leslie van Houton (above) had stood by the murderer during the trial

In the years that would follow, Lake became more loyal to Manson, even as he grew more violent in the days leading up to the murderous rampage that members of his cult went on in 1969. 

Lake did not take part in the two-day summer murder spree in which Manson and members of his cult killed seven people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Floger's heir Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, Steven Parent and Jay Sebring.

Manson had ordered his family members to slaughter Sharon Tate, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant, and three of her friends at her home above Beverly Hills

Manson had ordered his family members to slaughter Sharon Tate, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant, and three of her friends at her home above Beverly Hills

But she admits that she didn't see him for what he was until well after she was institutionalized at age 17 and then had to face him in a courtroom and testify against him. 

The defense attorney for Manson had asked her: 'Are you still in love with Mr. Manson now?' 

She responded: 'I guess so' as she looked at the man who she had a deep relationship in the years prior. 

Manson blurted out: 'You loved everybody. Don't put it all on Mr Manson.'

The court room had burst into laughter at Manson's statement.

'I hadn't seen it before, how he could truly work a room. This man didn't mean to be funny... he was deflecting responsibility from himself by humiliating me and dismissing my value as a human being,' she said.

She said that was the moment she realized he was a 'scruffy little man with an enormous ego'.

'He was a fake, a fraud, a pimp, and a con artist. And now I was truly free of him,' she said. 

Dianne Lake has admitted that at the time she thought of the cult leader (above after his arrest) as 'attractive' and 'loving'

Dianne Lake has admitted that at the time she thought of the cult leader (above after his arrest) as 'attractive' and 'loving'

Lake did not take part in the two-day murder spree in which Manson and members of his cult killed seven people, including film director Roman Polanski's pregnant wife Sharon Tate

Lake did not take part in the two-day murder spree in which Manson and members of his cult killed seven people, including film director Roman Polanski's pregnant wife Sharon Tate

The women who she previously considered friends from the Manson family had stood by the murderer during the trial.

'The girls with the Xs on their foreheads? That part always blew me away,' Lake said. 'They continued to hang on, be groupies.'

After the trial concluded and Manson was convicted on first degree murder charges, Lake said she tried to move forward with her life. She is now married, has raised three children and earned a master's degree in education. 

Manson, however, has been behind bars for more than four decades after being put away for the series of murders in 1969.

Lake penned this book 'Member of the Family' out October 24 on her time with the madman

Lake penned this book 'Member of the Family' out October 24 on her time with the madman

He was convicted of leading a cult in which disaffected young people living in a commune followed his orders and were ultimately turned into killers.

Manson and three female followers, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkle and Leslie Van Houten, were convicted of murder and sentenced to death for killings at two gruesome scenes in the summer of 1969. 

They brutally murdered director Roman Polanski's actress wife, Sharon Tate, and six others in Los Angeles over two nights.

He had ordered his family members to slaughter Tate, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant, and three of her friends at her home above Beverly Hills.  

Stephen Parent was a fifth unfortunate victim that night. He had driven to the property to see if caretaker William Garreston wanted to buy his AM/FM Clock radio, and had stayed on for a beer at the guest house. He was shot multiple times when he wound down the window at the electric gate as he left.

The following night the Family butchered small business owners Leno and Rosemary La Bianca, in their home in Los Angeles.

The murders were carried out in upscale, mostly white neighborhoods of Los Angeles in order to blame the crimes on African Americans, in the hope of sparking what he termed a 'Helter Skelter' race war. 

Manson, who was not actually present but ordered the killings, applied for parole in 2012 but was denied release and is not eligible to apply again until 2027.

He was hospitalized earlier this year suffering from intestinal bleeding.  

Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkle and Leslie Van Houten (above) were convicted of murder and sentenced to death for killings at two gruesome scenes in the summer of 1969

Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkle and Leslie Van Houten (above) were convicted of murder and sentenced to death for killings at two gruesome scenes in the summer of 1969

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