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Shakahola cult: Mackenzie exploited scriptures to radicalise followers – Witness

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The prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, Paul Nthege Mackenzie, weaponised scripture and conspiracy theories to radicalise his followers, the court heard on Wednesday. This, the court was told, paved way for promoting a dangerous doomsday ideology that led to…[Continue Reading...]

Shakahola cult: Mackenzie used scripture, conspiracy theories to lure followers

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The prime suspect in the Shakahola massacre, Paul Nthege Mackenzie, used scripture and conspiracy theories to radicalise his followers and advance a doomsday ideology that resulted in the deaths of more than 400 people, a court has heard. Testifying before…[Continue Reading...]

Disgraced Smallville star Allison Mack gets MARRIED two years after sex cult recruiter was released from prison

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Disgraced Smallville actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty over her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult group NXIVM, tied the knot two weeks after being released from prison. The 42-year-old actress married a man named Frank in…[Continue Reading...]

Zizian defendants face joint trial in Vallejo killing; cult leader has Fairbanks ties

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A Solano County, Calif., Superior Court judge has consolidated the trials of and set an October trial date for two followers of the cult-like Zizian group who are charged with a November 2022 murder and attempted murder in Vallejo, California.…[Continue Reading...]

Inside the the ‘orgasmic sex cult’ where leaders ‘manipulated vulnerable women into having sex’ with investors

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Nicole Daedone, founder of OneTaste Inc, and Rachel Cherwitz, the California-based company's former sales director, were found guilty after deliberating for less than two days following a five-week trial The leaders of a group described by its critics as an…[Continue Reading...]

‘Doomsday Mom’ confronts lead detective over evidence and motive in Arizona trial

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Detectives elaborated on DNA evidence, interviews with the victim and financial motives tied to the 2019 shooting of Brandon Boudreaux as testimony resumed in Lori Vallow Daybell’s attempted murder trial. Daybell, who is representing herself, walked into court on June…[Continue Reading...]

Cult leader with presidential ambitions indicted on fraud, indecent assault

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Prosecutors indicted Huh Kyung-young, a cultlike politician, on multiple charges including fraud, embezzlement and political finance violations, the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors’ Office said Wednesday. Huh also faces charges of quasi-forcible indecent assault. Prosecutors claim he groped female followers under the…[Continue Reading...]

Nicole Daedone’s Orgasmic Meditation Workshops Promised Spiritual Growth—Employees Called it a Cult

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“Would you like some tea?” Nicole Daedone asked a reporter on June 1 after introducing two employees at the Harlem offices of the Institute of OM, formerly OneTaste, the company she cofounded in San Francisco in 2004. She motioned toward…[Continue Reading...]

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