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Liberty to pay Jerry Falwell Jr. $15M settlement following high-profile sex scandal

Published May 20, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jerry Falwell Jr., lawsuits, Liberty University, settlements, Virginia

Liberty University will pay its former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., about $15 million to settle litigation following his 2020 resignation after a high-profile sex scandal that drew national attention to the private Christian institution. While the settlement was announced in…[Continue Reading...]

New Podcast Exposes SoulCycle’s ‘Incestuous and Culty and Wild and Fabulous’ Culture

Published May 20, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged culty, podcast series, Soucl Cycle, SoulCycle

A new podcast examines the dark beginnings and meteoric rise of the fitness sensation SoulCycle, the beloved high-intensity indoor cycling class called an obsession, a cult, and even therapy. Once the center of the fitness zeitgeist in New York City,…[Continue Reading...]

Sentences for coercive control ‘must reflect seriousness’ of crime

Published May 20, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged coercive control, crime, criminal charges

SENTENCES FOR PEOPLE convicted of coercive control must reflect the seriousness of the crime, the National Women’s Council of Ireland has said. The remarks from the women’s organisation come after a man was given a wholly suspended sentence after pleading…[Continue Reading...]

Elderly shaman who burned niece alive in ‘exorcism’ faces murder charge

Published May 20, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, exorcism, shaman, South Korea

A shaman in her 70s who brutally killed her niece by burning the younger woman when she tried to stop working for her aunt has been indicted on murder charges. The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office said Tuesday it indicted four…[Continue Reading...]

The battle by Chile torture site dwellers to remain

Published May 20, 2025 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, Chile, Colonia Dignadad, cult, cult leader, Paul Schaefer, sexual abuse

With its pristine swimming pool, manicured lawns and lush forest backdrop, Villa Baviera, a German-themed settlement of 122 souls in southern Chile, looks like the perfect holiday getaway. But Colonia Dignidad, as it was previously known, is a byword for…[Continue Reading...]