PLYMOUTH, Mass. (WJAR) — On Main Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, you wouldn't know from the outside but members of a controversial religious organization run several businesses including The Yellow Deli. When you walk in, there's dozens of free pamphlets, inviting…[Continue Reading...]
A leader of a South Shore religious sect will spend at least 30 years in prison after he was found guilty last month of raping and abusing two girls in the “tribe,” officials said. Nehemyah Smith, 37, was convicted of…[Continue Reading...]
PETALING JAYA – Some 108 people linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) have been arrested to date by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais). Jais director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad explained that the arrests were made due…[Continue Reading...]
FALL RIVER (WBSM) — A Plymouth man who is an “elder” in the Twelve Tribes religious organization often described as a cult is set to be sentenced today in Fall River Superior Court for multiple child rapes and indecent assaults.…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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