A Cooper County judge denied bond for the leader of a “cult-like” Amish community after new charges, including manslaughter, were filed against him this week. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, appeared Tuesday in front of Judge Keith Bail after the…[Continue Reading...]
The Min Joong-ki special prosecution team requested a prison sentence of four years and a surcharge of 100 million Korean won during the appeal trial of People Power Party Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, who was indicted on charges of receiving illegal…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community will make his first appearance in court Tuesday, one day after seven new charges were filed, including manslaughter in the 2025 death of an infant. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, will appear in…[Continue Reading...]
The second comprehensive special counsel, investigating remaining cases of the third special counsels (insurrection, Kim Keon-hee, and deceased Marines), launched a criminal investigation into the National Police Agency on the 20th regarding suspicions of covering up the investigation into the…[Continue Reading...]
The Department of Social Development (DSD) in KwaZulu-Natal has finally intervened in the controversial religious sect in Dabangu village, KwaMaphumulo, which has been in the news for abandoning a conventional lifestyle in favour of subsistence farming and perpetual worship. The…[Continue Reading...]
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced 11 Boko Haram members to various jail terms ranging from 40 to 60 years. They were sentenced for offences under the Terrorism (Prohibition and Prevention) Act. Justice Egwuatu, however,…[Continue Reading...]
OnThisDay: On April 19, 1993, after a 51-day standoff with FBI, a fire broke out at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, resulting in the deaths of about 80 members, including leader David Koresh, and over 20 children. See…[Continue Reading...]
Looking back at how cults operate, it doesn’t seem as surprising how they ended, because from the beginning, the leaders showed unusual behavior and questionable practices. Although cults don’t always act the same way, there’s definitely a pattern among the…[Continue Reading...]
Netflix‘s Trust Me: The False Prophet (2026) is a four-part documentary series that captured the rise of Samuel Bateman, the self-proclaimed heir to convicted child abuser Warren Jeffs’ Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). If you thought…[Continue Reading...]
Naasón Joaquín, leader of the La Luz del Mundo evangelical church, is serving a sentence in the United States for child sexual abuse and faces new federal charges for organized crime, sex trafficking, and child pornography. The U.S. justice system…[Continue Reading...]
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