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Grabbed breasts amid chants: Stories of godmen abusing women in garb of ‘healing’

Published March 31, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, God Men, gurus, India

"Baba ji asked the woman to pull up her kurta up grabbed her breasts. He then started chanting some mantras." There is a thin line between faith and foolishness, often blurred by 'godmen' who exploit people and sexually abuse women…[Continue Reading...]

Former Infowars employee on Alex Jones’ conspiracy machine

Published March 31, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, conspiracy theories, InfoWars, survivor story

Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is ‘The Madness of Believing.’ He spoke with Dave Davies about…[Continue Reading...]

Why L. Ron Hubbard Patented His E-Meter The device was intended to put the science in Scientology

Published March 31, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged e-meter, L. Ron Hubbard, Scientologists, Scientology

To call L. Ron Hubbard a prolific writer is an extreme understatement. From 1934 to 1940, he regularly penned 70,000 to 100,000 words per month of pulp fiction under 15 different pseudonyms published in various magazines. Not to be constrained…[Continue Reading...]

Cesar Chavez’s Remote Compound Likened to a Cult

Published March 31, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, Cesar Chavez, cult allegations, cult compound

The image of labor hero Cesar Chavez continues to disintegrate. First, a New York Times investigation revealed allegations of systemic sexual abuse of girls and women. Now, a second Times investigation suggests that Chavez morphed into something like a cult…[Continue Reading...]

Joseph Duggar’s ‘Cult-Like’ Religion ‘Encouraged’ Sexual Abuse and Molestation –– ‘God Wants It To Happen,’ Claims Former Member

Published March 31, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Basic Life Principles, Bill Gothard, criminal charges, Duggar family, Joseph Duggar, sexual abuse

A former member of the "cult-like" religion followed by Joseph Duggar and his family claims the sect has long played a role in enabling s--ual abuse, RadarOnline.com can report. Joseph, who faces charges of molesting a minor, is just the…[Continue Reading...]

How one man’s stolen identity was used by the man accused of running an international cult from Nannup

Published March 31, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, cult leader, cults, Simon Kadwill, The Gateway

In mid-2009, British citizen Simon Kadwill-Kelly was waiting patiently in a long queue of cars on a ferry returning from France. He was excited at the thought of returning to his home in the United Kingdom. But when he reached…[Continue Reading...]

Judge blasts lack of remorse from ‘sex cult’ founder, sentences her to 9 years in prison

Published March 31, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal conviction, cult leader, Nicole Daedone, One Taste, OneTaste, prison sentence

BROOKLYN (CN) — The founder and former CEO of orgasmic meditation group OneTaste, which has been denounced as a “sex cult” by some former employees, was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for a yearslong scheme that a federal…[Continue Reading...]

OneTaste ‘orgasm cult’ boss got surprising letters of support – including from CNN personality

Published March 31, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal convictiions, cult leader, Nicole Daedone, One Tase, OneTaste, Van Jones

CNN personality Van Jones and a star of “The West Wing” each wrote gushing letters in support of Nicole Daedone, the head of the alleged “orgasm cult” OneTaste, who was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday. Jones —…[Continue Reading...]

Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher

Published March 30, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, Chile, Colonia Dignidad, Germany, Paul Schaefer, sexual abuse

Germany will talk to Chile's new right-wing government about reports that it is dropping plans to turn a settlement founded by a German cult leader and sex abuser into a memorial to victims of torture. "The German government supports the…[Continue Reading...]

Top Mormon leader D. Todd Christofferson knew around 2020 that his brother was an alleged child molester

Published March 30, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Mormons Tagged child abuse, LDS, Mormon Church, sexual abuse, Wade Christofferson

A top Mormon church leader who has said he learned in or about 2020 that his brother may have molested children many years earlier — possibly involving a congregation in the Chicago region — didn’t notify police or child welfare…[Continue Reading...]