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More child brides testify in FLDS sex abuse trial

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, child abuse, criminal trial, cult leader, Polygamist cult, Samuel Bateman

PHOENIX (CN) — Two witnesses in a federal trial against men accused of aiding and participating in a religious child sex abuse ring confirmed Wednesday that one defendant watched sex acts with minors via video chat while he was completely…[Continue Reading...]

Mormon ‘magic underwear’ explained as religious followers are forced to adhere to strict ‘purity’ rules in the bedroom

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged LDS, Mormon underwear, Mormons, temple garments

Everyone is now interested in what Mormon folk get up to after the release of Hulu’s new reality TV show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, but there’s a query about ‘magic underwear’ that’s got everyone talking. Okay, so before…[Continue Reading...]

Hillsong bosses’ secret millions revealed

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, Hillsong Church, luxury properties, pastors, real estate

A spate of sales of properties owned by the leaders of the Hillsong Church has offered a rare glimpse into their normally secretive real estate holdings. And many of their properties include luxury multimillion-dollar mansions in some of the world’s…[Continue Reading...]

Living in a ‘cult’ was all she knew — until a traumatic birth pushed her to escape

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged fomer member, Homestead Heritage, survivor story, Texas

By the age of 30, Tabitha Haugh still hadn’t been to the movies, had a first date, gotten a haircut or graduated from high school. Most of her very sheltered existence had been spent in Homestead Heritage, a religious community…[Continue Reading...]

Religious Leader Who Allegedly Molested Kids Arraigned

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, criminal charges, Ricardo Isaac Flores, sexual abuse, shaman

An Inland Empire “shaman” accused of sexually assaulting several young girls pleaded not guilty Wednesday to nearly a dozen felony charges. Ricardo Isaac Flores, 59, of Rialto, was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Flores is…[Continue Reading...]

Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to abuse scandal

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal arrests, GISB, Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings, Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet. Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, the head…[Continue Reading...]

Probe on Quiboloy’s ‘angels of death’ not limited to civilians — PNP

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Apollo Quiboloy, criminal investigation, cult leader, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Philippines

The Philippine National Police said it is taking seriously the probe on the personalities allegedly part of Apollo Quiboloy’s “angels of death” as “it is not limited to civilians,” PNP spokesperson, Col. Jean Fajardo, said on Wednesday. “There’s also a…[Continue Reading...]

Georgia reviews French extradition request for couple in controversial sect case

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, France, Gregorian Bivolaru, guru, MISA/ATMAN Federation

Georgia is reviewing a request by France to extradite a couple linked to a yoga sect movement who are suspects in an investigation into kidnapping, rape, and human trafficking, their lawyer said Wednesday. Romanian-born Mihai and Adina Stoian were arrested…[Continue Reading...]

‘He retrieved the gun’ – How a trad wife escaped a Christian cult just in time

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Church cult, Dominionist Theology, survivor story

A woman who spent 14 years married to a man in a Christian cult has spoken of how she finally left him just as he went to fetch his gun. Tia Levings is author of A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape…[Continue Reading...]

Rory Feek gives update after adult daughters accused him of exposing their kid sister to ‘abusive’ cult

Published September 19, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, Homestead Heritage, lawsuit, Rory Feek, Texas

Rory Feek continues to speak out amid his family’s dispute over the care of his youngest daughter, Indiana. The singer-songwriter, 59, shared a blog post, titled ‘canceled’, just three weeks after his eldest daughters took legal action against him -…[Continue Reading...]