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Jehovah’s Witness Betrayal: Child Predator Found Guilty After Decades!

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminally convicted, David Balosa, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pennsylvania, sexual abuse

HARRISBURG, PA — A Philadelphia County jury this week found David Balosa, age 62, guilty on all charges related to the sexual abuse of a young child in 1998. Balosa, a former member of a Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation, was convicted…[Continue Reading...]

Catholic Diocese of Springfield accused in federal lawsuit of concealing child sex abuse

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Diocese of Springfield, lawsuit, Missouri, Roman Catholic Church, sexual abuse

In a federal lawsuit filed by 11 individuals, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau and its Bishop Edward Rice in his official capacity are accused of enabling and concealing sexual abuse of minors by employees that took place over…[Continue Reading...]

More child brides testify in FLDS sex abuse trial

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, child abuse, criminal trial, cult leader, Polygamist cult, Samuel Bateman

PHOENIX (CN) — Two witnesses in a federal trial against men accused of aiding and participating in a religious child sex abuse ring confirmed Wednesday that one defendant watched sex acts with minors via video chat while he was completely…[Continue Reading...]

Mormon ‘magic underwear’ explained as religious followers are forced to adhere to strict ‘purity’ rules in the bedroom

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, Mormon underwear, Mormons, temple garments

Everyone is now interested in what Mormon folk get up to after the release of Hulu’s new reality TV show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, but there’s a query about ‘magic underwear’ that’s got everyone talking. Okay, so before…[Continue Reading...]

Hillsong bosses’ secret millions revealed

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, Hillsong Church, luxury properties, pastors, real estate

A spate of sales of properties owned by the leaders of the Hillsong Church has offered a rare glimpse into their normally secretive real estate holdings. And many of their properties include luxury multimillion-dollar mansions in some of the world’s…[Continue Reading...]

Living in a ‘cult’ was all she knew — until a traumatic birth pushed her to escape

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged fomer member, Homestead Heritage, survivor story, Texas

By the age of 30, Tabitha Haugh still hadn’t been to the movies, had a first date, gotten a haircut or graduated from high school. Most of her very sheltered existence had been spent in Homestead Heritage, a religious community…[Continue Reading...]

Religious Leader Who Allegedly Molested Kids Arraigned

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, criminal charges, Ricardo Isaac Flores, sexual abuse, shaman

An Inland Empire “shaman” accused of sexually assaulting several young girls pleaded not guilty Wednesday to nearly a dozen felony charges. Ricardo Isaac Flores, 59, of Rialto, was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Flores is…[Continue Reading...]

Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to abuse scandal

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal arrests, GISB, Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings, Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet. Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, the head…[Continue Reading...]

Probe on Quiboloy’s ‘angels of death’ not limited to civilians — PNP

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Apollo Quiboloy, criminal investigation, cult leader, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Philippines

The Philippine National Police said it is taking seriously the probe on the personalities allegedly part of Apollo Quiboloy’s “angels of death” as “it is not limited to civilians,” PNP spokesperson, Col. Jean Fajardo, said on Wednesday. “There’s also a…[Continue Reading...]

Georgia reviews French extradition request for couple in controversial sect case

Published September 19, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, France, Gregorian Bivolaru, guru, MISA/ATMAN Federation

Georgia is reviewing a request by France to extradite a couple linked to a yoga sect movement who are suspects in an investigation into kidnapping, rape, and human trafficking, their lawyer said Wednesday. Romanian-born Mihai and Adina Stoian were arrested…[Continue Reading...]