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Bail granted for alleged NSW child groomer cult leader William ‘Little Pebble’ Kamm

Published November 24, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, criminal charges, Little Pebble, William Kamm

An alleged NSW cult leader accused of grooming a child for more than a decade has been granted bail after his lawyer argued there was a "real question" as to whether prosecutors would be able to prove his intentions. William…[Continue Reading...]

How cult leader ‘Commander Butcher’ plotted to sow mayhem across US

Published November 24, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged commander butcher, criminal charges, cult leader, Michail Chkhikvishvili

Michail Chkhikvishvili, a self-described cult leader who called himself “Commander Butcher”, did not look like a Hollywood vision of a contemporary terrorist, despite the bizarre, almost made-for-TV extremist actions he planned, such as having people dressed as Santa Claus hand…[Continue Reading...]

Colombia frees 17 minors from Jewish cult facing sex abuse probes

Published November 24, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, Columbia, cults, Lev Tahor

Colombian immigration authorities rescued Sunday 17 minors from members of Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish cult facing child sex abuse investigations. Lev Tahor, which practices a form of Judaism in which women wear black tunics covering them from head to…[Continue Reading...]

Was Carlos Santana in a cult?

Published November 23, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Carlos Santana, cult leader, cults, Sri Chinmoy

“I got slapped with reality,” a 32-year-old Carlos Santana told Rolling Stone in 1980. Ironically, he wasn’t referring to the moment he broke ties with the controversial Indian spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy; that would come a year later. Instead, the…[Continue Reading...]

Raelian Movement: Religion of the Future, Scientific Cult, or Pure Fantasy?

Published November 22, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, false claims, Raelians, sci-fi fantasy

Recently, our editorial team received a rather unusual press release. At first, we even thought it might be a joke. The document claimed that “the Raelian movement proudly announces a historic breakthrough in humanity’s journey toward the long‑awaited reunion with…[Continue Reading...]

‘I survived Jonestown mass suicide thanks to one unexpected event’

Published November 22, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, Jonestown, murders, suicides, survivor story

Laura Kohl's life was spiraling into chaos. Her marriage had crumbled, she fiercely opposed the Vietnam war and struggled to find an outlet for her activism. She felt lost and isolated, making her the perfect target when charismatic Christian cult…[Continue Reading...]

“Always Be a Yes” How the wellness cult OneTaste turned consciousness-raising into alleged sex slavery

Published November 22, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal convictions, cults, Nicole Daedone, OneTaste, sexual abuse

Nicole Daedone had a problem, and to solve it, she needed some willing and able women. It was 2011, and Nicole was the co-founder and C.E.O. of OneTaste, a San Francisco–based sexual wellness start-up that sold courses on orgasmic meditation.…[Continue Reading...]

Smallville’s Michael Rosenbaum Asks the Tough Questions in Emotional Allison Mack Interview

Published November 21, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Allison Mack, cult leader, cults, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, survivor story

Smallville fans still remember Allison Mack as the energetic and loyal Chloe Sullivan. Who could forget her? She was the young teen who secretly fell in love with Clark Kent before he was Superman. Now at 43, she’s speaking about…[Continue Reading...]

Her Clients Say She Brainwashed Them Into Believing That They Were Abused As Little Girls, But It Was All A Lie

Published November 21, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brainwashing, false memories, therapy abuse

Inside the four walls of therapists’ offices, patients are supposed to feel safe and at ease as they open up about their innermost feelings. Anne Craig wasn’t exactly a therapist, yet she still gained her clients’ trust and allegedly “brainwashed”…[Continue Reading...]

How influential Philippine church is ‘flexing its political muscle’ amid flood scandal

Published November 21, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, Iglesia ni Cristo, Philippines, political influence, sects

The Philippines’ deepening flood-control corruption scandal has now drawn in one of the country’s most influential religious groups, with a mass mobilisation by members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) church offering a revealing glimpse into the political fault lines…[Continue Reading...]