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‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Case Raises Question of What Constitutes Coercion

Published May 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged coercive control, criminal trial, cults, leaders, New York, Nicole Daedone, OneTaste, Rachel Cherwitz

The women arrived with dreams of rebirth, community and climax. Instead, they said, their twenties were ruined by working at OneTaste, a buzzy San Francisco company that billed itself as a health and education start-up promoting female empowerment via “orgasmic…[Continue Reading...]

Philly Anti-Scientology Lawyer Suspended for Sexual Relationship With Client

Published May 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brian Kent, lawyer, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Scientologists, Scientology, suspension

Philadelphia lawyer Brian Kent has spent his entire career investigating sex crimes and allegations of sexual abuse. Before entering the private sector, he was a Montgomery County prosecutor who focused on sex crimes. At his Center City firm Laffey Bucci…[Continue Reading...]

Brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate face rape and trafficking charges in the UK

Published May 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Andrew Tate, rape charges, sex trafficking charges, UK

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in the UK with rape, human trafficking, and other offences, British prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Crown Prosecution Service stated that a European arrest warrant had been issued last year, and…[Continue Reading...]

‘A complete subversion of a personal relationship’

Published May 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, coercive control, criminal law, domestic abuse, UK

A victim of domestic abuse has spoken out, a decade after coercive control became a criminal offence in the UK, about how long it took her to realise her ex-husband was abusing her. Alice, which is not her real name,…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow Daybell: ‘Doomsday Mom’ files motion to remove judge from her Arizona case

Published May 29, 2025 By admin

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

PHOENIX - Just days ahead of her second trial in Arizona, the so-called ‘Doomsday Mom’ has made another move aimed at removing the judge who is presiding over the case. According to legal documents we received, Lori Vallow Daybell has…[Continue Reading...]

This 1800s mansion housed America’s most successful cult; then things went wrong

Published May 29, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult leader, cults, John Humphrey Noyes, mansion, New York, Oneida Community

In the late 19th century, in this impressive New York State home, the utopian Oneida Community thrived for 30 years. This implausible Protestant Perfectionist community had hundreds of members; worldly possessions were universal, living quarters were shared, and everyone in the society raised…[Continue Reading...]

Inside dark anti-natalist ‘cult’ – suicides, ‘brainwashing’ and IVF clinic bomb

Published May 28, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged anti-natalist cult, bombing, California, cults, Palm Springs, Richard Barktus

An anti-natalist accused of bombing a fertility clinic wrote a chilling manifesto where he promised to “sterilise this planet of the disease of life.” Guy Bartkus, 25, was named as a suspect by the FBI in the horrific car bomb…[Continue Reading...]

Scientists identify delusion-like cognitive biases that predict conspiracy theory belief

Published May 28, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cognitive patterns, conspiracy theories, research

People who believe in conspiracy theories may be more likely to exhibit specific cognitive biases also found in individuals with subclinical delusional thinking, according to a pair of new studies published in Applied Cognitive Psychology. The research found that cognitive…[Continue Reading...]

Inside Tom Cruise’s marriage to first wife Mimi Rogers – and how it changed him forever

Published May 28, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Mimi Rogers, Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise's love life has been the subject of intense public interest for decades, ever since he met and married Australian actress Nicole Kidman in 1990. The A-lister has had flings with everyone from Cher, to Bruce Springsteen's future wife…[Continue Reading...]

Five killed in Ondo cult clash

Published May 28, 2025 By admin

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

Five persons have been killed in renewed cult clash in Ondo City, Ondo West local government area. One person was killed around FFF junction, Oka area and three others were shot dead near Ife Garage area. It could not be…[Continue Reading...]