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One feared dead, four injured as rival cult groups clash in Osun poly

Published April 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, deaths, gangs, Nigeria, violence

A yet-to-be-identified male adult was feared dead in a violent clash involving some people believed to be members of rival cult groups in Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. Multiple reliable sources among students of the polytechnic, who spoke under condition of…[Continue Reading...]

Mum started ‘cult-like’ kidfluencer group ‘The Squad’ and ‘sent tween daughter’s underwear to men’

Published April 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse claims, lawsuit, Piper Rockelle, the squad, Tiffany Smith, YouTube influencer

In 2022, a group of young actors once known as ‘The Squad’ filed a lawsuit against YouTube influencer Piper Rockelle’s mum, Tiffany Smith. Accused of abusing them, it was claimed she sent out her tween 'daughter’s underwear to men’ and…[Continue Reading...]

Accused Murder Suspect and Zizian Cult Member Accuses Jailers of ‘Detransitioning’ Her In Court Outburst

Published April 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Alexander "Somni" Leatham, criminal prosecutions, cult leader, death cult, Emma Borhanian, Jack "Ziz" LaSota, Zizians

One of the suspected cult members who is set to stand trial for the attempted murder of Curtis Lind and the murder of fellow Zizian Emma Borhanian in 2022, Alexander "Somni" Leatham, had another outburst in a court appearance Tuesday.…[Continue Reading...]

Hokkaido Group Set as Recipient of Unification Church Assets

Published April 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, disbanded, Japan, liquidation, Unification Church

Tokyo, April 8 (Jiji Press)--The Unification Church designated 16 years ago a religious corporation in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido as the recipient of its assets in case it is disbanded. According to the March 25 Tokyo District Court…[Continue Reading...]

New Zealand religious sect Two by Two accused of child abuse, MP Hamish Campbell admits family link with group

Published April 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, cults, two by twos

A New Zealand religious sect known as the Two By Two, or The Truth, is under investigation by authorities in New Zealand, Australia, and the USA following allegations of child abuse. New Zealand National Party MP Hamish Campbell has acknowledged…[Continue Reading...]

Coercive control in cults to be examined in Victorian parliamentary inquiry

Published April 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, coercive control, coercive persuasion, courts, cults

The Victorian government has announced a parliamentary inquiry into cults and “organised fringe groups” in the state, following revelations from several former members of a secretive Christian group in Geelong that exposed severe punishments and extreme teachings being administered. Earlier…[Continue Reading...]

Fifty years after the cult suicide, Guyana invites dark tourists to Jonestown

Published April 8, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, cult massacre, doomsday cult, Guyana, Jim Jones, Jonestown

On November 18, 1978, more than nine hundred members of the Peoples Temple, under the guidance of cult leader Rev. Jim Jones, killed themselves or were murdered in the jungles of Guyana. Five years before the mass suicide-murder though, Jones…[Continue Reading...]

‘World’s Wealthiest Televangelist’ Lists Beachside Condo For THIS MANY Millions of Dollars

Published April 7, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Edir Macedo, luxury condominium, Miami, sects, Universal Church Kingdom of God

Bishop Edir Macedo, a billionaire televanglist and businessman, has just listed his beachside Miami condo for a a cool $14.6M, down $350,000 from year a year before. According to Trinity Fi: “Macedo is currently ranked 1,901 wealthiest person in the…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church appeals stripping of religious corporation status

Published April 7, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Japan, religious status, Unification Church

The Unification Church filed an appeal with the Tokyo High Court on Monday over a district court ruling stripping it of its religious corporation status that exempts it from taxes. The follows the Tokyo District Court's ruling last month, the…[Continue Reading...]

Who’s who in Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial in Arizona?

Published April 7, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, cult mom, Lori Vallow, murder trial

PHOENIX -- It's a complex case that led investigators from Arizona to Idaho and Hawaii, to unravel a twisted plot built on bizarre claims that the victims were possessed by evil spirits and that the defendant — Lori Vallow Daybell…[Continue Reading...]