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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...]

Allison Mack Reunites with Michael Rosenbaum, Discusses NXIVM Scandal

Published November 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Allison Mack, cults, NXIVM, survivor story

Allison Mack recently opened up about her experiences following her involvement in the NXIVM cult during an episode of the “Inside of You” podcast. She reunited with her former “Smallville” co-star Michael Rosenbaum for this candid discussion. The two actors,…[Continue Reading...]

Smallville’s Allison Mack Reveals Financial Status After NXIVM Scandal

Published November 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Allison Mack, broke, cults, finances, NXIVM

Allison Mack is looking wistfully at her past. Two years after she was released from prison, where she served two years for her involvement in the NXIVM sex trafficking case, the Smallville alum got candid about how difficult parts of…[Continue Reading...]

Boko Haram leader sentenced to 20 years in jail

Published November 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Boko Haram, cult leader, cults, Isma’il, Nigeria, prison sentence

The judge convicted Isma’il, popularly known as Maitangaran, on a four-count charge of terrorism preferred against him by the Federal Government. A copy of the judgement was made available to journalists on Wednesday. In count one, Justice Nwite sentenced the…[Continue Reading...]

Podcast: Why They Drank the Kool-Aid: Psychology of Cults

Published November 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Brainwashing, cult leader, cult murders, cults, Jim Jones, Jonestown, mass suicide

Most of us think we’d never fall for a cult. We imagine the followers of Jim Jones as naïve, brainwashed, or broken people who “drank the Kool-Aid.” But what if that’s not the truth at all? In this eye-opening episode,…[Continue Reading...]

SMALLVILLE’s Allison Mack Says She’d Like To Return To Acting; Reveals She Lost All Of Her Money

Published November 19, 2025 By admin

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

Allison Mack became famous for her role as Chloe Sullivan in Smallville. Seven years after the series ended, Mack was arrested for her ties to the infamous cult NXIVM, led by Keith Raniere. In 2021, Mack was sentenced to three…[Continue Reading...]

Curiosity Saved Me From Ending My Life After NXIVM Leader’s Arrest

Published November 19, 2025 By admin

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

Allison Mack told her fellow "Smallville" alum Michael Rosenbaum she thought about ending it all during NXIVM's downfall ... but hope -- and just plain old curiosity -- saved her. As you know ... Allison was a high-ranking member of…[Continue Reading...]

Allison Mack reveals moment she realised ‘slave master’ sex cult took ‘dark turn’ in new interview

Published November 19, 2025 By admin

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

Former Smallville star Allison Mack has opened up about the moment she realised she was 'in too deep' in the NXIVM cult. The 43-year-old was a prominent figure in the New York-based organisation led by Keith Raniere, which recruited people…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-Scientologist slams TFL’s ‘deeply offensive’ and ‘traumatising’ advertisement

Published November 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged London, Scientologists, Scientology, subway advertising, UK

An ex-Scientologist has slammed Transport for London (TFL) for allowing the organisation’s adverts to appear on the capital’s public transport, branding it “disgraceful”. According to him, TFL is promoting a group with a long history of dangerous rhetoric. Last week,…[Continue Reading...]