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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
MANILA, Philippines — A Pasig City court has ordered the inspection of six properties, including two in the National Capital Region (NCR), belonging to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), the sect founded by televangelist and alleged sex offender Apollo…[Continue Reading...]
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Antoni Jaczewicz lived a dubious life in the Polish mountains in the 1700s, amassing a collection of wealth that explorers discovered in 2024. The notorious scammer and robber lived as a…[Continue Reading...]
Sarah Green realised things weren’t right in the religious community where she was raised when her mother forced three of its members to live in a locked shed. All three were women, disowned by their husbands, and forced to live…[Continue Reading...]
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