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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...]

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 abuse, Chile, Colonia Dignidad, cult leader, cults, Germany, Paul Schaefer

BERLIN/SANTIAGO, March 30 (Reuters) - 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.…[Continue Reading...]

Court documents describe Boonville Amish retreat official as “cult-like”; he’s facing felony charges

Published March 30, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cults, Mercy and Truth on Hidden Valley Court, Missouri, Sam Shetler

The leader of an Amish retreat in Boonville for those in the Amish and Mennonite community has pleaded not guilty to sodomy/attempted sodomy and two counts of trafficking for the purpose of slavery. The Cooper County Sheriff’s office confirms this…[Continue Reading...]

Cult leader Jeong Myeong-seok found to have enjoyed preferential treatment during sentences

Published March 30, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Christian Gospel Mission, cult leader, cults, Jeong Myeong-seok, South Korea

Jeong Myeong-seok, leader of the controversial religious cult Christian Gospel Mission, has been found to have enjoyed preferential treatment by spending a substantial portion of his lengthy prison terms in single-occupancy cells. It was also confirmed that during his first…[Continue Reading...]

From the Darkroom shows cult leader after deadly bus hijacking

Published March 30, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged bus hijacking, cults, cut leader, Emory Lamb Sr., Foundation of Ubiquity, Ozarks

In this July 1982 photograph, cult leader Emory Lamb Sr. posed for a portrait to accompany an article on a deadly bus hijacking by a couple of his followers. Keith and Kate Haigler of Jasper, Arkansas, held 17 passengers hostage…[Continue Reading...]

Escaping Him: My Near Ruin

Published March 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abusive controlling relationship, coercive contrl, survivor story

Rebuilding After the Storm: A Survivor’s Journey to Healing Leaving an abusive relationship is rarely the clean break many imagine. It’s often a chaotic, destabilising, and financially draining ordeal. Yet, amidst the wreckage, it marks the crucial first step towards…[Continue Reading...]

The warning signs of coercive control as NSW jails first offender

Published March 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, coercive control, warning signs

A landmark moment in the fight against domestic abuse has been reached, with the first person in NSW jailed after being found guilty of coercive control — a silent crisis affecting about a quarter of Australian women. Callum Fairleigh, 34,…[Continue Reading...]

Shooter of Japan ex-prime minister Abe replies to NHK in written interview

Published March 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Abe assasination, cults, Japan, Unification Church, Yamagami Tetsuya

The man sentenced to life in prison for killing former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo told NHK that the attack would not have happened without the influence of the religious group widely known as the Unification Church. Yamagami Tetsuya made…[Continue Reading...]

Fame, Fortune & Fear: Scientology’s Soft Power Agenda (Talk)

Published March 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Scientolgists, Scientology, UK

Hear from survivors, experts and local residents on what life is really like behind closed doors at the Church of Scientology's UK headquarters and how they plan to influence East Grinstead The Church of Scientology have had a significant presence…[Continue Reading...]