Sara and Clare Bronfman, who are heirs to the Seagrams estate, must face civil claims against them by victims of the sex cult NXIVM, a federal court said. According to the complaint, Keith Raniere created NXIVM to offer courses ostensibly…[Continue Reading...]
New Delhi: In a poignant interview with The Times, 54-year-old Prem Sargam shared her harrowing experiences of sexual abuse within the infamous Rajneesh movement, also known as the Osho cult, founded by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Sargam’s ordeal began at the…[Continue Reading...]
An underground sect that the FBI is investigating after it was exposed for historical child sexual abuse has many markers of a high-control group, cult experts say. The Christian sect has no official name or buildings, but is known to…[Continue Reading...]
It’s easy to imagine that those lured into following deluded narcissists who demand unquestioning devotion to their wild beliefs - aliens, incest, the end of the world, even mass suicide - are somehow weak or stupid. But, says JW Ocker…[Continue Reading...]
IPOH: There are currently fewer than 10 deviant cults operating in Perak and the authorities are keeping a close watch on them, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. The Perak Mentri Besar acknowledged the existence of these groups but opted not…[Continue Reading...]
Celebration Mall had stood empty for years until new owners with grand ambitions swept in 24 years ago. Soon, the derelict shopping centre – nestled in the Bandar Country Homes neighbourhood of Rawang, Malaysia – was reborn into a bustling…[Continue Reading...]
The incident, which occurred on Thursday, was said to have started when the cult members engaged in a gun duel over supremacy and territoriality. An indigene of the community who spoke to TheCable said the cultists shot more than 10…[Continue Reading...]
When Prem Sargam was six years old, her father left his job with IBM and disappeared from their home in Devon to join an ashram in Pune, India, in pursuit of spiritual enlightenment as a sannyasin or religious adherent. She…[Continue Reading...]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — Ongoing police investigations into Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) have found mass brainwashing within the group to enforce devotion to its top leaders as well as threats, blackmail and the offer…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (CN) — The prosecution in a federal trial against two Arizona men accused of aiding and abetting a child sex abuse ring within a fundamentalist Mormon sect rested its case Thursday afternoon, closing with a witness who says she…[Continue Reading...]
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