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Integrated Special Prosecutor Raids Former Commissioner General Yoon Heekeun Over Unification Church Investigation Cover-Up Allegations

Published May 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal investigation, cults, raid, South Korea, Unification Church

The second integrated special prosecutor team led by Kwon Changyoung, which is investigating lingering suspicions following the three major special prosecutor probes, has raided former Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun in connection with allegations of covering up the Unification Church overseas…[Continue Reading...]

Questions surround Scientology’s role in $350M downtown Clearwater redevelopment

Published May 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, Florida, real estate development, Sceintologists, Scientology

The Brief Hundreds attended a Clearwater City workshop focused on major redevelopment projects connected to properties tied to the Church of Scientology. About $350 million in proposed development is planned downtown, including renovations to dozens of storefronts and a large…[Continue Reading...]

Siblings groomed by apocalyptic preacher Tony Alamo speak out about life inside horror cult

Published May 29, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arkansas, child abuse, criminal convictions, cult leader, Tony Alamo

Three siblings raised in a now-infamous cult known as the Alamo Christian Foundation have revealed the extent of their dire experiences growing up in the abusive multi-million dollar commune, which included regular beatings from the leader. The Broderick siblings' father…[Continue Reading...]

Jesus Has a Stock Portfolio: NVDA, MSFT, and Other Tech Giants that the Church of Latter-Day Saints Is Betting Big On

Published May 28, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Mormons

When somebody talks about church, you probably think about sermons, stained glass windows or charity outreach. You’re not thinking about hedge fund equity portfolios that are jam-packed with shares of mega-cap tech giants, right? Well, the Church of Jesus Christ…[Continue Reading...]

Why a Notorious Japanese Doomsday Cult Tried to Buy a $400,000 Laser From a Silicon Valley Tech Firm

Published May 28, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, cult leader, cults, gas attack, laser, Shoko Asahara, Silicon Vally, Tokyo

Just days before the March 20, 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, an agent for Aum Shinrikyo — the Japanese apocalyptic cult that would go on to kill 14 people and injure thousands in one of the…[Continue Reading...]

Clearwater leaders hold workshop on $350M downtown redevelopment plans connected to Scientology

Published May 28, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Clearwater, development, Florida, real estate, Scientologists, Scientology

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater city leaders are holding a major workshop Thursday focused on what could be a $350 million redevelopment effort in the city’s downtown. The special session brings together city officials, development partners and the public to discuss…[Continue Reading...]

‘Cult-like’ Amish leader requests new venue in case involving baby’s death, sex crimes

Published May 28, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cult leader, Missouri, Sam Shetler, trial

A man accused in a criminal case involving a baby’s death and accusations of sex crimes and slavery has requested for his case to be moved to another county. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, is charged with three counts of…[Continue Reading...]

Mob causes $10,000 of damage after storming Scientology church in social media stunt

Published May 27, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged mob vandalism, New York, Scientology, speed running, speed srunning, TikTok

A mob of teenagers and young adults stormed a New York Scientology church, causing more than $10,000 worth of damage. Footage shared by the New York Police Department (NYPD) shows more than 30 individuals entering the building on West Street…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-members of Bratslav community testify about child marriages, abuse before Knesset panel

Published May 27, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, Bratslav community in Yavne’el, child brides, Israel

Women and men who grew up in an insular Hasidic sect in northern Israel allege widespread forced child marriages during a charged hearing of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women, as lawmakers press Welfare Ministry and police representatives…[Continue Reading...]

Women connected to religious sect ‘simply smiled’ during immigration interview after body discovered in Gulf Harbour

Published May 27, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cults, Kaixiao Liu, Lanyue Xiao cult leaders, New Zealand, The Ark

When police investigating a homicide arrived at an Auckland home linked to a religious sect, they found five women. It was discovered those women - “potential eye-witnesses” - were unlawfully in New Zealand and were later deported. The sect’s leader,…[Continue Reading...]