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David Balosa Sentenced For Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Jehovah's Witnesses Tagged criminal conviction, David Balosa, Pennsylvania, prison sentence, sexual abuse

A Jehovah’s Witness member from Philadelphia who sexually assaulted a 4-year-old child has been sentenced to up to four years in prison, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Friday, Jan. 31. David Balosa, 62, was convicted in September 2024 of…[Continue Reading...]

LDS Church prevails as federal appeals court tosses out James Huntsman’s tithing lawsuit

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged lawsuit, LDS, Mormon Church, Mormons, tithing

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finds “no reasonable juror” would believe allegations that the faith misrepresented how it spent money on City Creek Center. An appeals court has thrown out Utahn James Huntsman’s fraud lawsuit against The Church…[Continue Reading...]

Mormon church issues new restrictions on transgender members

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, LGBT, Mormon Church, Mormons, rules, transgender

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church, issued a slew of new policies this week expanding its restrictions on transgender members. The policies, released Monday, include rules barring trans people from working with…[Continue Reading...]

Instagram star suspected of defrauding 100 persons in pyramid scheme

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged fraud. Online schemes, Japan, pyramid schemes

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 23-year-old man who is suspected of carrying out a pyramid scheme that swindled more than 100 persons, reports Fuji News Network (Jan. 31). On Friday, Hiroaki Tonoya, with blonde hair and…[Continue Reading...]

Leader of extremist Lev Tahor group arrested by Guatemalan authorities

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrests, cults, Guatemala, investigation, Josef Rosner, Lev Tahor, sect

The leader of the extremist Jewish Lev Tahor sect, Aaron Teller, has been arrested for human trafficking, authorities in Guatemala say. Another top member of the cult, Josef Rosner, has been arrested for child abuse and “human trafficking for forced…[Continue Reading...]

Guatemala cracks down on Israeli Jewish sect Lev Tahor as child trafficking probe widens

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cults, government investigation, Guatemala, Lev Tahor, sect

Guatemalan authorities have intensified their investigation into Lev Tahor, a controversial Jewish sect accused of human trafficking and child abuse, following the arrest of one of its senior members, according to press reports. Yoel Alter, 35, was detained earlier this…[Continue Reading...]

Secretive Christian sect coerced young mothers to give up babies

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child adoptions, cult, sect, two by twos

Women who were once members of a secretive Christian sect in the United States have told the BBC they were coerced by the church into giving up their children for adoption. Hundreds of adoptions could have taken place between the…[Continue Reading...]

Laura was born into the Two by Twos cult. They don’t want you to know they exist.

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged abuse, cults, sects, survivor story, two by twos

It's known as The Truth or the Two by Twos cult amongst survivors. That's because they preach in pairs, visiting the homes of followers to ensure they're adhering to the rules. Rules designed to guarantee entry into heaven. But this…[Continue Reading...]

Cult of Fear – Asaram Bapu review: A fair look at rise and fall of notorious Godman

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged Asaram Bapu, cults, documentary, Godman, guru, sexual abuse

A new documentary available on Discovery+ narrates the rise and the fall of one of India's most reverred Godmen - Asumal Sirumalani Harpalani alias Asaram Bapu. Titled Cult of fear - Asaram Bapu, the three-episode series presents both sides of…[Continue Reading...]

Possible Cult Leader ‘Ziz,’ Who Faked Her Own Death and Was Questioned In Pennsylvania Double Murder, Still at Large

Published February 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal investigation, criminal investigations, cult, cult leader, Jack "Ziz" LaSota, murders, ult Jack "Ziz" LaSota, Zizianism, Zizians

It feels like there are still shoes to drop in the strange case of the Zizians, whose troubling beliefs and alleged pattern of extreme violence came to light in just the last several days. And now we learn that several…[Continue Reading...]