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S. Korea Seen Mulling Dissolution Order for Unification Church

Published December 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, government action, South Korea, Unification Church

Seoul, Dec. 2 (Jiji Press)--South Korean President Lee Jae-myung issued instructions at a cabinet meeting Tuesday to consider dissolution orders for religious organizations, referring to such an order by Japan against the Unification Church. While avoiding mentioning the Unification Church…[Continue Reading...]

Colombia expels members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor

Published December 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, Colombia, cults, government action, Lev Tahor

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia said Monday it sent 26 members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor to the United States after determining that the rights of some of the children in the group were at risk. Authorities detained the…[Continue Reading...]

How a ‘vigilante journalist’ who vowed to expose institutional sex crimes in Australia is now accused of running a satanic child abuse cult – as new details emerge after his arrest

Published December 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes

An 'investigative journalist' who pledged to report on child protection and expose institutional abuse is accused of controlling child abuse material in a satanic cult for two years before police swooped. Landon Ashton Versace Germanotta-Mills, 26, was arrested at his…[Continue Reading...]

Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power and the Downfall of a Bay Area Wellness Cult

Published December 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal convictions, Nicole Daedone, One Taste, OneTaste

Airdate: Tuesday, December 2 at 10AM In 2011, Nicole Daedone took to the stage at a San Francisco TedTalk to discuss her biggest business venture: the female orgasm. The founder of OneTaste, a company dedicated to “orgasmic meditation”, told a…[Continue Reading...]

UNWITNESSED: The Search for Identity After Leaving a Cult

Published December 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Jehovah's Witnesses, one man show, survivor story

A NoHo Arts theatre review of Michael Lovestrong’s solo show UNWITNESSED: The Search for Identity After Leaving a Cult, directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson as part of the Soaring Solo Stars Series. We are all fascinated by cults, aren’t we?…[Continue Reading...]

Colombia hands over 26 Lev Tahor cult members to US after Interpol alerts

Published December 2, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, Colombia, cults, government action, Lev Tahor

Colombian immigration authorities announced late Monday that 26 members of the Jewish sect Lev Tahor were transferred to the United States after officials determined that some of the group’s children were at risk. The group, comprising 17 minors and nine…[Continue Reading...]

Suspected members of neo-Nazi terror group arrested in Spain

Published December 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, neo nazis, Spain

Police in Spain have arrested three people on suspicion of belonging to the Base, a global neo-Nazi terrorist group that incites and trains members in techniques to overthrow governments and bring about a race war. The group, which has been…[Continue Reading...]

Danny Masterson ‘Devoted to Proving His Innocence’ Behind Bars, Much to Ex Bijou Phillips’ Horror

Published December 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bijou Phillips, convicted rapist, Danny Masterson, Scientologists, Scientology

Bijou Phillips is living in fear, say insiders, that her ex-husband Danny Masterson will soon get his rape conviction overturned and be set loose to torment her. Sources say the idea that the 49-year-old actor could be out sends shivers…[Continue Reading...]

Coercive control: Recognising relational patterns that affect patient wellbeing

Published December 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged academic paper, coercive control, research

Background Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour that occurs in relationships and families that is enabled by broader coercive control systems in the community. General practitioners, skilled at pattern recognition, can contribute to systems-wide identification of coercive control across…[Continue Reading...]

Bribery Trial Opens for South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Han Hak-ja

Published December 1, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal trial, cult leader, cults, Hak Ja Han Moon, South Korea, Unification Church

The bribery trial of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja began on Monday in South Korea. Han, 82, is accused of offering luxury gifts, including Chanel handbags, a diamond necklace, and wild ginseng, to former First Lady Kim Keon Hee in…[Continue Reading...]