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Former members of Two by Twos call for financial transparency to access abuse compensation

Published January 11, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult wealth, cults, FBI investigation, two by twos

Survivors of a secretive Christian sect central to a global child sexual abuse investigation are demanding its leaders disclose how much wealth the group controls. Warning: Readers are advised this article discusses sexual abuse. They say a lack of financial…[Continue Reading...]

Police Arrest 25 For Cult Related Activities In Ondo

Published January 11, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, Nigeria, police arrests

The Ondo State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on cult-related activities with the arrest of twenty-five suspected cultists. Police say the suspects were arrested on Thursday, the 8th of January, 2026, at Uso, following…[Continue Reading...]

Prayer healer who claims to cure cancer, homosexuality, and autism arrested in Tilburg

Published January 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged arrested, De Wal, faith healer, Netherlands

Controversial prayer healer Tom de Wal was arrested Friday evening in Tilburg after holding a prohibited healing service at the Praise Church. A day later, he appeared in Eindhoven, preaching publicly amid protests. De Wal was initially scheduled to conduct…[Continue Reading...]

Heber Jentzsch Dead at 90: Scientology’s Longtime ‘President’ Dies Years After Being Transferred to a Nursing Home

Published January 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged dead at 90, Heber Jentzsch, President, Scientologists, Scientology

Heber Jentzsch, Scientology's longtime "president," died years after being transferred to a nursing home, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Tony Ortega, who writes often about Scientology, confirmed the news via his Substack Karen de la Carriere, Jentzsch's former wife, reached out to…[Continue Reading...]

NZ still failing to protect people from high-control groups – cult survivor

Published January 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult survivors, cults, high control groups, New Zealand

More than two decades after Auckland’s Centrepoint community was shut down, one survivor says New Zealand is still failing to protect people from high-control groups. Caroline Ansley, who grew up in Centrepoint, is joining forces with other cult survivors and…[Continue Reading...]

My cultural awakening: Losing My Religion by REM helped me escape a doomsday cult

Published January 10, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Children of God, cults, survivor story

In 1991, I was living in a commune with 200 other people in Japan, as a member of a cult called the Children of God, which preached that the world was going to end in 1993. Everything I did –…[Continue Reading...]

Joy Villa on Leaving Church of Scientology After 15 Years: “It Was Slowly Destroying Me”

Published January 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged ex-Scientologist, Joy Villa, Scientologists, Scientology

Joy Villa has opened up about getting up the courage to defect from the Church of Scientology after 15 years in its service, and not before being in the religious cult took a steep toll on her physical and mental…[Continue Reading...]

Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case

Published January 9, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal conviction, cult leader, cults, Elazar Rumpler, Lev Tahor, prison sentence

The Jerusalem District Court sentenced Elazar Rumpler, a senior figure within extremist haredi (ultra-Orthodox) cult Lev Tahor, to two years in prison and fines, following a conviction for a serious act of violence against a 10-year-old child in front of…[Continue Reading...]

DPP closes Shakahola case against Mackenzie, 96 others after witnesses detail decade of religious radicalisation

Published January 8, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal trial, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

DPP closes Shakahola case against Mackenzie, 96 others after witnesses detail decade of religious radicalisation The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has formally closed the prosecution case against controversial Pastor Paul Mackenzie and 96 co-accused, bringing to an end a…[Continue Reading...]

Exclusive: Prosecutors Investigate Unification Church, Shincheonji Collusion

Published January 8, 2026 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, government investigation, Shincheonji, South Korea, Unification Church

A joint investigation team of prosecutors and police probing allegations of collusion between politics and religion announced on the 7th that it would investigate not only the Unification Church but also Shincheonji. The investigation aims to clarify suspicions of financial…[Continue Reading...]