Category: Cult Crimes

Philippines doomsday ‘cult’ accused of child sex abuse

Published October 5, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged abuse, cult, cult leader, Jey Rence B Quilario, Philippines, Socorro Bayanihan Services

The quasi-religious group has at least 3,500 members who are holed up in a mountain community in Mindanao.[Continue Reading...]

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo’ on Netflix, a Grueling Documentary About a Religious Cult That Sheltered its Leaders’ Sex Crimes

Published October 4, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, documentary, La Luz del Mundo, Naason Joaquin Garcia, sexual abuse

The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo (now on Netflix) is the second grueling documentary in the last year about the crimes perpetrated by Mexican religious leader Naason Joaquin Garcia. This Netflix original follows 2022’s HBO three-parter Unveiled: Surviving La…[Continue Reading...]

Las Cruces Man/QAnon Believer Pleads Guilty for Threatening Texas Congresswoman

Published October 4, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal conviction, Las Cruces, New Mexico, QAnon

A 60-year-old Las Cruces man admitted to police that he made a threatening phone call to an unnamed Texas Congresswoman. Our news partners at KVIA report that 60-year-old Michael David Fox admitted to Las Cruces police that he threatened to “put…[Continue Reading...]

Unsurprisingly, Amy Coney Barrett’s Weird Church Faces Allegations of Abuse

Published October 4, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged abuse claims, Amy Coney Barrett, FBI investigation, People of Praise, religious sect

Now this is a strange one. Unsurprising, at this point, but strange nonetheless. There are corners of Holy Mother Church in which .css-1kzkd1m{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:.0625rem;text-decoration-color:#FF3A30;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:background 0.4s;transition:background 0.4s;word-break:break-word;background:linear-gradient(#ffffff, #ffffff 50%, #d5dbe3 50%, #d5dbe3);-webkit-background-size:100% 200%;background-size:100% 200%;}.css-1kzkd1m:hover{color:#000000;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;-webkit-background-position:100% 100%;background-position:100% 100%;} weird ideas beget weird behavior. From…[Continue Reading...]

2 injured as rival cult groups clash in Ota

Published October 4, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, Nigeria, violence

There was serious confusion in different parts of the ancient town of Ota between Monday night and Tuesday morning as rival cult members went on a rampage. Two people were injured, and many vehicles and a mosque were vandalised as…[Continue Reading...]

DENR moved too slow to suspend land deal with Socorro ‘cult’ — senators

Published October 4, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, Jey Rence B Quilario, land deal, Philippines, Socorro Bayanihan Services

MANILA, Philippines — Senators leading a probe into an alleged “cult” in Socorro town, Surigao Del Norte lamented the delay in which the Department of Environment and Natural Resources revoked its land agreement with the group despite discovering the area…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-members of Surigao del Norte ‘cult’ under custody of anti-trafficking council

Published October 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, children rescued, cult leader, doomsday cult, Jey Rence B Quilario, Philippines, Socorro Bayanihan Services

CEBU, Philippines – Lawyer Richard Dano, legal consultant of Task Force Kapihan, confirmed in a phone interview on Monday, October 2, that former members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) were now under the custody of the Inter-Agency Council…[Continue Reading...]

Firsthand: Korean cult in recent Netflix exposé has S’pore affiliate in Ubi

Published October 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, Jey Rence B Quilario, JMS., Jung Myung-seok, Philippines, Provident Church, Singapore, Socorro Bayanihan Services, survivors

“When I received the letter, I was so overjoyed and I feel even more closer to you now, though I was a little surprised initially because I never knew we could be this intimate. keke~” This was a line from…[Continue Reading...]

‘They lost everything:’ Financial, housing assistance sought for Socorro ‘cult’ victims

Published October 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, Jey Rence B Quilario, Philippines, Socorro Bayanihan Services, survivors

MANILA, Philippines — The municipal government of Socorro will need additional assistance from the national government and even international organizations to help “reintegrate” around 3,000 locals who joined the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. in Surigao del Norte, a government task…[Continue Reading...]

4 members of Surigao ‘cult’ to testify vs leader

Published October 2, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, government investigation, Jey Rence B Quilario, Philippines, Socorro Bayanihan Services, survivors testimony

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Sunday said four members of Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) have agreed to testify against the leader of the group who allegedly forced their underage children to marry older men as part of its “deviant” and…[Continue Reading...]