This statutory guidance is issued under section 77 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (the 2015 Act). Any persons or agency investigating offences in relation to controlling or coercive behaviour under section 76 of the 2015 Act must have regard…[Continue Reading...]
In September 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed Senate Bill 1141, one of the country’s first laws explicitly allowing courts to consider coercive control as domestic violence in family court matters. The law defined coercive control as “a pattern of…[Continue Reading...]
The government plans to seek a court order to dissolve the Unification Church as early as mid-October following an investigation into the group’s activities triggered by the murder last year of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It also plans to call…[Continue Reading...]
A former member of a controversial religious cult has spoken out about her experiences - and will tell a Glasgow audience how to recognise the red flags themselves. The Children of God - currently known as The Family International -…[Continue Reading...]
The founder of a sexual wellness company accused of abusing women and forcing them into sex acts has broken her silence for the first time since being hit with a federal indictment. Nicole Daedone, 56, and Rachel Cherwitz, 43, have…[Continue Reading...]
Jodi Hildebrandt — the business partner of mommy YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke who was arrested alongside her and accused of child abuse — once spilled details about a therapy patient to the Mormon Church, according to Utah state documents. Hildebrandt…[Continue Reading...]
A recent survey finds an increasing number of churchgoers in the United States subscribe to beliefs associated with the prosperity gospel. “In the last five years, far more churchgoers are reflecting prosperity gospel teachings,” says Scott McConnell, executive director of…[Continue Reading...]
For the Cult issue, it’d be pretty weird if we didn’t interview a cult specialist to find out how to start a running cult. That was the planned approach for this interview with cult deprogrammer Rick Ross: make out like…[Continue Reading...]
Cristiano Ronaldo promotes the Herbalife brand, whose “products have been linked to serious negative health effects.” This is perhaps the only positive news on Twitter, or rather on X, since Elon Musk took control of the social network. From now…[Continue Reading...]
Catherine Oxenberg spent seven years desperately trying to rescue her daughter from a cult. Finally when her daughter was safe, Catherine breathed a sigh of relief - but the trauma took an extensive toll on her body. It all started…[Continue Reading...]
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