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Ex-priest indicted for allegedly raping disabled child while ministering in New Orleans

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged criminal indictment, Mark Francis Ford, New Orleans, Roman Catholic priest

A man accused of molesting a disabled boy whom he met while working as a Roman Catholic priest in New Orleans has been indicted on child rape charges, according to authorities. Grand jurors seated in New Orleans’ state criminal courthouse…[Continue Reading...]

Three civil suits accuse Little Rock churches of child sex abuse, demanding jury trials

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Arkansas, Little Rock, Sexual abuse lawsuits

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — At the end of January, several civil lawsuits were filed against multiple churches in the city of Little Rock. In all three, the plaintiffs ask for a trial by jury. The first, filed Jan. 26, claims…[Continue Reading...]

Inside a cult: How control, belief, and belonging shape lives

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged analysis, cults, warning signs

Browse through any streaming service and you may spot the fascination and preoccupation with cults in the vast array of documentaries on cults. Wild, Wild Country (Netflix), the Osho cult following in the US which led the largest bioterror attack…[Continue Reading...]

Leader of cult-like group charged with murder claimed God spoke through her, former member says

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Califoernia, cultsShelley Martin, His Way Spirit Led Assemblies, Ramon Ruiz Duran Jr., Rudy Moreno

Shelley Bailey “Kat” Martin taught members of her secretive religious group that she was like the character Neo from the Matrix — awoken from this realm by God and transformed into a perfect being, according to testimony from a former…[Continue Reading...]

Shincheonji Ex-Secretary Summoned in Religion-Politics Collusion Probe

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged government probe, Shincheonji, South Korea

A joint investigation team (headed by Chief Investigator Kim Tae-hoon, Chief Prosecutor of Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office) probing allegations of collusion between religion and politics will summon Ko, the former secretary-general of Shincheonji known as the group’s “former number 2,”…[Continue Reading...]

Leah Remini weirdly refused to play hide and seek with Tom Cruise: “I thought he was joking”

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Leah Remini, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cuise, Will Smith

What’s weirder than Tom Cruise, a grown man, insisting that another actor plays hide and seek with him despite their clear protestations? The answer, of course, is Will Smith being there, too. It sounds batshit insane, and that’s because it…[Continue Reading...]

Mystery grows nearly three years after six members of the ‘University of Cosmic Intelligence’ vanish

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, missing people, University of Cosmic Intelligence

A TikTok video has become the most promising lead in the mysterious disappearance of six people in Missouri nearly three years later. The group, including two young children, vanished after allegedly becoming involved with an online cult known as the…[Continue Reading...]

CULT CLAIMS Towie star hits back as she’s accused of ‘running a cult’ after being axed from show

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Amber Dowding, cult claims, multi-level marketing

Amber Dowding, 32, was axed from The Only Way Is Essex in 2018. But now she is “building a global haircare girlgang” on social media, though some people have branded her business venture a cult. Flogging haircare products, Amber posts…[Continue Reading...]

Amanda Frances Speaks Out on Her Former “Cult”

Published February 6, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Amanda Frances, cults, survivor story

manda Frances shared new details about revelations involving her former "cult" that came to light on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Dorit Kemsley had piqued the cast's interest during Season 15, Episode 8, when she brought up that Amanda…[Continue Reading...]

Where Are the Turpin Siblings Now? Inside Their Lives After Enduring Years of Abuse In the ‘House of Horrors’

Published February 5, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, Family cults, survivors, Turpin family

In 2018, the 13 Turpin family siblings were rescued from their family home after enduring years of abuse at the hands of their parents: David and Louise Turpin. It wasn't until then-17-year-old Jordan Turpin escaped their family's California home and…[Continue Reading...]