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Jury dismissed in sexual abuse, assault trial of former 2×2 church minister

Published September 25, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Canada, child abuse, criminal trial, sexual abuse, two by twos

The sexual abuse trial of a former 2x2 Christian sect minister has been switched from a judge and jury trial, to a trial by judge alone at the request of the defence. Lee-Ann McChesney has pleaded not guilty to one…[Continue Reading...]

Sewage and fear linger in Richmound after cult compound raid, mayor says

Published September 25, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Canada, cult leader, raid criminal charges, Romana Didulo

Sewage water continues to seep into a large puddle near the entrance of a purple-coloured school-turned-compound that housed members of a cult in the southwest Saskatchewan village of Richmound for the last two years. Although the "Kingdom of Canada" cult…[Continue Reading...]

‘Morgue Is Full’: How Kenyan Starvation Cult Kept Killing

Published September 25, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, cults, deaths, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie

The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation. Two years ago, an investigation…[Continue Reading...]

Megachurch leader pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges

Published September 24, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cults, La Luz del Mundo, Naason Joaquin Garcia

The leader of Mexico-based evangelical megachurch La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges in a court in New York. Naasón Joaquín García, 56, is already serving a 16-year-sentence after he admitted…[Continue Reading...]

Former Japanese Followers Express Anger over Alleged Bribery by Unification Church, Money May Have Come from Japan

Published September 24, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cults, Han Hak-ja, Japanese victims, South Korea, Unification Church

Former Japanese followers of the Unification Church voiced their anger and expressed their hope that the facts behind the alleged bribery by the church’s leader would be uncovered. A South Korean special prosecutor arrested Han Hak-ja , the leader of…[Continue Reading...]

Witness narrates how Mackenzie distorted Bible verses to defend deadly Shakahola fasting cult

Published September 24, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, cults, deaths, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie

A witness has described how controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie twisted Bible scripture to justify a mass starvation ritual that left scores dead in Shakahola, Kilifi County. During Tuesday’s court session, the witness testified that Mackenzie cited passages from the Book…[Continue Reading...]

Richmound mayor describes aftermath of cult raid

Published September 24, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Canada, criminal charges, cult leader, raid, Romana Didulo

Former Liberty University Employee Says President and VP Sexually Harassed Her, but School Covered It Up

Published September 23, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jerry Falwell, Liberty University, sexual harassment claims, Virginia

Liberty University, a power center for evangelical Christianity and one of the country’s largest educational institutions, claims it adheres to the highest ethical standards. But while students were forced to follow the school’s honor code called “The Liberty Way,” leaders…[Continue Reading...]

Who is John Frum? Inside the ‘cargo cult’ that worships American GIs

Published September 23, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Cargo cult, islands of Melanesia, John Frum

A bell rings. Men carrying thick bamboo poles as “rifles” with U.S.A. painted on their bare chests begin to march, in lockstep, toward a clearing in the forest. The man-made clearing is a rough opening meant to be a landing…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church leader arrested in bribery case involving former South Korean president’s wife

Published September 23, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrested, criminal charges, cult leader, cults, Hak Ja Han Moon, South Korea, Unification Church

The 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church was arrested in South Korea early Tuesday as investigators probe allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker. Hak Ja Han the widow…[Continue Reading...]