A leader of a South Shore religious sect will spend at least 30 years in prison after he was found guilty last month of raping and abusing two girls in the “tribe,” officials said. Nehemyah Smith, 37, was convicted of…[Continue Reading...]
A woman is speaking out about her time in a fundamentalist Christian group, which teaches that women must obey their husband's every wish. Rachel Lees grew up in a conservative Christian home, so was not fazed by dressing modestly or…[Continue Reading...]
PETALING JAYA – Some 108 people linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) have been arrested to date by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais). Jais director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad explained that the arrests were made due…[Continue Reading...]
FALL RIVER (WBSM) — A Plymouth man who is an “elder” in the Twelve Tribes religious organization often described as a cult is set to be sentenced today in Fall River Superior Court for multiple child rapes and indecent assaults.…[Continue Reading...]
SOMERS — A Burlington man sentenced in the 2004 cold case murder of Paul Sweetman, a reputed leader in the Brother Julius cult, died last week in prison, officials confirmed. Sorek Minery, 48, was serving a nine-year sentence for his…[Continue Reading...]
Maroesja Perizonius and Alice McShane’s impassioned, courageous, focused and confrontational documentary alleges the sexual abuse and rape of children in the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (AKA Osho) meditation communes in Britain, the US and elsewhere, in the 70s and 80s –…[Continue Reading...]
Sara and Clare Bronfman, who are heirs to the Seagrams estate, must face civil claims against them by victims of the sex cult NXIVM, a federal court said. According to the complaint, Keith Raniere created NXIVM to offer courses ostensibly…[Continue Reading...]
The grievances of the petitioner was that the foundation was abusing certain persons, by brainwashing and converting them as monks and not even allowing the parents and relatives to meet them. Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday directed the…[Continue Reading...]
Brynn Whitfield wants Bravo fans to watch The Real Housewives of New York City before judging new costar Rebecca Minkoff's ties to polarizing religion Scientology. "Everyone has their own belief system and are entitled to it," the Bravo star exclusively…[Continue Reading...]
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