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Red House: 62 people now say they experienced abuse at children’s home run by a ‘cult’

Published July 17, 2025 By admin

"It was like hell on Earth." Warning: This article includes references to sexual abuse and suicide that some readers may find distressing. Colin (not his real name) is one of 19 alleged abuse victims who has come forward following a…[Continue Reading...]

Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder’s wife

Published July 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Aum Shinrikyo, cults, Japan, police raid, recovered money, Shoko Asahara's wife

Saitama – Police in Saitama Prefecture have found tens of millions of yen in cash at the home of the wife of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder Chizuo Matsumoto, who went by the name Shoko Asahara, informed sources…[Continue Reading...]

‘I ended up just getting through each day’: Online series highlights male victims of domestic abuse, with help available in Harrow

Published July 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, coercive control, domenst abuse

A national campaign to raise awareness of hidden forms of domestic abuse has featured the experiences of male victims, including a man who suffered more than two decades of violence from his wife. The session was part of the Spotlight…[Continue Reading...]

Bedford man jailed and given 16-year restraining order for coercive control of partner

Published July 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged coercive control, domestic abuse, Imjaz Khan, UK

A Bedford man who subjected his partner to what a judge called “atrocious” abuse has been jailed and handed a 16-year restraining order after being found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour. Imjaz Khan, 49, of Oldfield Road, controlled and…[Continue Reading...]

‘Prophet’ faces sodomy charges

Published July 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes

A SELF-STYLED prophet from an apostolic sect has appeared at Mbare Magistrates’ Court on charges of sodomising a 19-year-old fellow church member on several occasions since October 2023. Innocent Bauti (31) was not asked to plead to charges of aggravated…[Continue Reading...]

Lawrence County ‘cult leader’ arrested after missing woman’s body found

Published July 16, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Charles Sims, criminal charges, cult leader, Mississippi, murder

The body of a missing woman has been found on her husband’s property in Lawrence County. Sheriff Ryan Everett said Charles Sims of Silver Creek, led police to the body of La’Datra Williams in a heavily wooded area on Monday…[Continue Reading...]

A new fundamentalist group on the former FLDS compound

Published July 15, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged compound, FLDS, Kingston Group, polygamist cults, Polygamists, South Dakota, The Order

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A compound in rural Custer County, about nine miles southwest of the small town of Pringle, blends into the landscape just like other properties in the southern Black Hills. But behind the natural beauty of…[Continue Reading...]

What It Feels Like to Leave the Mormon Church

Published July 15, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Mormons Tagged gay Mormons, LDS, LGBT, Mormon Church

My family have been members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints since 1850, when my great-great-grandfather became our first Mormon convert and made the journey to Utah. Seven generations later, I was born in Colorado. My parents…[Continue Reading...]

Evangelical firebrand John MacArthur dead at 86

Published July 15, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, Christian fundamentalists, dead at 86, Grace Community Church, John MacArthur

American fundamentalism has lost its prophet. John Fullerton MacArthur Jr., 86, died July 14 after a series of illnesses left him hospitalized. Having served the nondenominational Grace Community Church of Sun Valley, Calif., for 55 years, MacArthur acquired a truly…[Continue Reading...]

Jimmy Swaggart’s rise and fall shaped the landscape of American televangelism

Published July 15, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Televangelists Tagged Jimmy Swaggart, legacy, sex scandal, TV preacher

(The Conversation) — Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most popular and enduring of the 1980s televangelists, died on July 1, 2025, but his legacy lives. Along with Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, he drew an audience in the millions, amassed…[Continue Reading...]