A Melbourne doctor used his “God-like” status as a religious leader to prey on the daughters of cult members, a court has been told. Pradeep Dissanayake, 52, had his jail sentence for sexually abusing two children increased to 10 years…[Continue Reading...]
A week and a half after Guatemalan authorities rescued 204 children, teenagers and women from the compound of the extremist ultra-Orthodox sect Lev Tahor ("Pure Heart"), security at the border with Mexico has been tightened amid concerns that sect leaders…[Continue Reading...]
Interpol, an international police organization, issues an arrest warrant for a member of the Lev Tahor extremist Jewish group. Jonathan Emmanuel Cardona Castillo, 23, is wanted by Guatemala for charges including human trafficking, rape and abuse of minors, Interpol says…[Continue Reading...]
The disturbing acts of 16-year-old self-proclaimed vampire Roderick "Rod" Ferrell beckoned local teens to the graveyard and eventually ended with the 1996 murders of two people, as once detailed in Oxygen’s Deadly Cults.Born in Murray, Kentucky — a little over…[Continue Reading...]
A week has passed since Guatemalan authorities rescued 200 children, teenagers, and women from the controversial Lev Tahor cult compound. The rescued individuals are currently housed in the Elida España welfare center in Guatemala City, where officials aim to ensure…[Continue Reading...]
NEW YORK — On the seventh night of Hanukkah in 2018, three men parked a rental car outside a home in the town of Woodridge in upstate New York. At 2:56 a.m., one of the men made a phone call…[Continue Reading...]
Cult member Michael Goldman admits in interview that in the compound, from which about 200 children and boys were rescued, girls are being married off; 'We are marrying off minors, for sure'; Release of interview comes as 14-year-old girl gives…[Continue Reading...]
Lori Vallow Daybell smiled in court several times during an Aug. 16, 2022 pretrial hearing. (Image via Law&Crime Network) The triple murder trial for Lori Vallow Daybell , 49, a “ doomsday cult”-connected mother of two dead children and two…[Continue Reading...]
Oded Twik emotionally described the most meaningful moments in the process of rescuing family members from the Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala. "We must fight with all our strength and never give up," said Oded Twik, author of the book…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines—The year 2024 saw the arrest of Apollo Quiboloy for child abuse, sexual abuse and qualified trafficking cases. Quiboloy is a televangelist known for designating himself as the “appointed Son of God.” He is also the founder of Kingdom…[Continue Reading...]
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