A Seoul court has dismissed the petitions of Rep. Kweon Seong-dong and Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja against their arrests, keeping them in custody over their alleged exchange of illegal political funds for favors. The Seoul Central District Court issued…[Continue Reading...]
Doomsday cult preacher Paul Mackenzie contacted his followers while in jail and convinced them to starve themselves to death in a fasting ritual, preliminary police investigations indicate. More than 450 graves were discovered in the Shakahola Forest, Malindi, in 2023,…[Continue Reading...]
A cult leader and self-professed prophet will fight allegations that he and his wife groomed a girl for several years, starting when she was only six. William Kamm, known to his followers as 'Little Pebble', allegedly called the child, wrote…[Continue Reading...]
Hollywood history is littered with unusual coincidences, and they don’t come much stranger than two stars of a family-friendly Disney movie ending up holding positions in organisations that were later alleged to be cults, although one is admittedly much clearer…[Continue Reading...]
Han Hak-ja, the Unification Church leader detained on the 22nd, reportedly requested a review of detention legality from the court on the 29th, arguing that the detention decision was unjust. The court must decide on release or dismissal within 48…[Continue Reading...]
Fresh revelations have emerged in the ongoing Shakahola massacre trial, with Shanzu court being told that controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie allegedly forged key documents to register his religious organisation, Good News International Church. The claims were made as prosecutors…[Continue Reading...]
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An alleged cult leader will stay behind bars until his trial on accusations of running a huge scam to rake in veterans’ benefits – and we learned the judge’s reasoning Monday. The federal bond hearing for…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of the Unification Church has been summoned for questioning again by the special counsel team investigating former first lady Kim Keon-hee. Eighty-two-year-old Han Hak-ja arrived at special counsel Min Joong-ki’s office in central Seoul around 10 a.m. Monday…[Continue Reading...]
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - It appears an alleged cult leader will stay behind bars until his trial on accusations of running a huge scam to rake in veterans’ benefits. The federal bond hearing for Rony Denis continued Friday after being…[Continue Reading...]
A security operation arrived at dawn at a plot of land in the municipality of Vista Hermosa, Michoacán, believing they would be facing a cartel. Residents had reported a training camp for organized crime, a specter that remains vivid in…[Continue Reading...]
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