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Court Rules on Mackenzie’s Bid to Block Children’s Trauma Evidence in Shakahola Case

Published May 27, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, criminal trial, cult leader, cults, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie

A Tononoka Children’s Court has upheld a psychologist’s report as part of the prosecution’s evidence against Shakahola massacre prime suspect Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, marking a major win for the prosecution. Mackenzie, through his legal team, had moved to have the…[Continue Reading...]

Where are we at with criminalising coercive control?

Published May 27, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, Australia, coercive control, criminal law, criminal prosecution

In 2020, The Weekly campaigned for governments to criminalise coercive control. Now, as new laws come into force in Queensland, we meet families who have lost loved ones to this insidious form of abuse and have been working towards this…[Continue Reading...]

Probe into former first lady’s alleged influence peddling intensifies as prosecutors seize Chanel box

Published May 27, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged bribery investigation, cults, political influence, South Korea, Unification Church

Prosecutors reportedly seized a Chanel box believed to be part of a lobbying attempt targeting former first lady Kim Keon Hee, intensifying a growing investigation into allegations of illicit gift-giving and influence-peddling involving close aides and religious figures. The Seoul…[Continue Reading...]

Tom Cruise 2025: Why Mission Impossible star just can’t quit cult life

Published May 27, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Scientologists, Scientology, Tom Cruise

There’s a well-known anecdote American Psycho director Mary Harron has told about Christian Bale’s inspiration for the titular sociopath. By Harron’s account, Bale had seen an interview of Cruise on David Letterman, and he saw in Cruise this, “very intense…[Continue Reading...]

Top Nigerian pastor, Omotoso deported from South Africa amid controversy over rape trial acquittal

Published May 26, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Televangelists Tagged deported, preacher, rape charges, South Afric, Tim Omotoso

Tim Omotoso, a Nigerian televangelist and founder of Jesus Dominion International (JDI) church, acquitted of raping young women has departed South Africa today, Sunday, May 18th, amid his rearrest on charges related to immigration violations. TheNewsGuru reports that the department…[Continue Reading...]

Tortured for 8 Years by Sadistic “Shawano Wisconsin Cult” Leader

Published May 26, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, survivor story

Born into this hyper-strict cult in Wisconsin, Martha Glory Stecker Kartaoui was told she was one of the chosen people. Intense modesty rules and odd dietary restrictions were nothing compared to what she endured every weekend at the compound with…[Continue Reading...]

Coercive control is now illegal in this state. Here’s what it means

Published May 26, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse controlling relationships, Australia, coercive control, criminal offense, laws

The new laws have come into effect after years of campaigning from advocates, including Sue and Lloyd Clarke, whose daughter Hannah experienced domestic violence and coercive control. Here's what you need to know about the new laws and why it…[Continue Reading...]

Department of Cults and Religion tells ‘guru’ to stop posting content that affects social security on social media

Published May 26, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Ae Kru Angka, Ae Kru Angkam, Cambodia, guru, Nop Sakda, teacher

The Director of the Department of Cults and Religion has instructed Nop Sakda, a.k.a Teacher Ae Kru Angkam, to stop posting videos and photos of activities that affect social security on social media. On Saturday, May 24, 2025, Mr. Tep…[Continue Reading...]

Kenneth Copeland Net Worth 2025: Inside the Lavish Life of the $450 Million Televangelist

Published May 25, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Televangelists Tagged Kenneth Copeland, mansion, personal jets, wealth

Kenneth Copeland is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable—and let’s be honest, controversial—figures in modern televangelism. With an estimated net worth of $450 million (though some say it’s far more), he’s built an empire on prosperity preaching. As the founder…[Continue Reading...]

Nicola Hanney finds that coercive control victims ‘are not being believed’

Published May 25, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, Australia, coercive control, criminal convictions, criminal offense

An author and coercive control survivor who suffered years of abuse at the hands of a serving garda said abused women are ‘not being believed’ by the authorities. Nicola Hanney spoke out after new figures provided by the DPP confirm…[Continue Reading...]