SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Investigators on Wednesday questioned a close aide to Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, over allegations that Lee lobbied political circles, legal sources said. A joint police-prosecution task force called in…[Continue Reading...]
Cults luring victims overseas for sex in a bid to “change their fate”, as well as suggestive games hosted at orientation camps in Hong Kong, could amount to sexual offences, authorities have warned, as they launched a public consultation on…[Continue Reading...]
Ample evidence supports the conviction of sect leader Madani Ceus, who was convicted of fatal abuse in the 2017 deaths of young sisters Hannah Marshall and Makayla Roberts in Norwood, the Colorado Supreme Court’s majority held in a Monday order.…[Continue Reading...]
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- A San Bernardino County judge ruled that there is enough evidence for leaders of a religious organization known as His Way Spirit Led Assemblies to stand trial on murder charges in connection with the deaths…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a religious cult and his wife have been found guilty of all charges in relation to the death of a woman who had travelled to New Zealand to seek religious teaching. It has been 840 days since…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX -- A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona. Someone…[Continue Reading...]
A star witness in the crimes against humanity trial facing controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie has delivered chilling testimony in court, recounting the systematic starvation and subsequent deaths of his six children. The harrowing account detailed how the minors were subjected…[Continue Reading...]
In April 1993, Aum Shinrikyo — the cult that would gas the Tokyo subway two years later — purchased Banjawarn Station, a remote sheep ranch covering 404,680 hectares (about a million acres) in Western Australia, 500 miles northeast of Perth.…[Continue Reading...]
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - A preacher who runs a private church was captured on camera confronting congregants who were sitting outside while a church service was ongoing.Demographics In the clip, the pastor is seen abruptly leaving the church mid-service…[Continue Reading...]
SEOUL, South Korea -- The leader of a secretive South Korean church was arrested Wednesday as authorities widened an investigation into allegations that he illegally recruited thousands of followers into the conservative People Power Party to influence elections. The Shincheonji…[Continue Reading...]
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