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Arizona jury convicts man of delivering ‘child brides’ to self-proclaimed prophet

Published October 3, 2024 By admin

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

PHOENIX — A federal jury in Phoenix has convicted two brothers of participating in the abuse of children connected to Samuel Bateman, the self-proclaimed leader of a polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border. LaDell J. Bistline, Jr., 45 and Torrance…[Continue Reading...]

Arizona jury convicts 2 brothers of aiding FLDS prophet’s ‘child brides’ scheme

Published October 3, 2024 By admin

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

COLORADO CITY, AZ (AZFamily/AP) — Two Colorado City men who are followers of the polygamous FLDS sect have been convicted of multiple charges after a years-long conspiracy involving child sex abuse that prosecutors say spanned multiple states and victimized nearly…[Continue Reading...]

Is Sadhguru Running Another Controversial Cult? Father Of Two Highly Educated Daughters Claims So

Published October 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged brainwashing claims, concerned families, cult, cult leader, India, Isha Foundation, Sadhguru

The Madras High Court has taken a dig at the practices promoted by Sadhguru. This is after the father of two women has claimed that his daughters were “brainwashed” to stay at Sadhguru’s centre. What did the court say? What…[Continue Reading...]

What is the Twelve Tribes? Experts share insights

Published October 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cult, Massachusetts, Twelve Tribes, Yellow Deli

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (WJAR) — On Main Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, you wouldn't know from the outside but members of a controversial religious organization run several businesses including The Yellow Deli. When you walk in, there's dozens of free pamphlets, inviting…[Continue Reading...]

South Shore cult ‘elder’ guilty of child rape to serve at least 30 years in prison

Published October 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal conviction, cult, Massachusetts, Nehemyah Smith, prison sentence, sexual abuse, Twel Tribes

A leader of a South Shore religious sect will spend at least 30 years in prison after he was found guilty last month of raping and abusing two girls in the “tribe,” officials said. Nehemyah Smith, 37, was convicted of…[Continue Reading...]

NZ woman speaks out about life in fundamentalist Christian group

Published October 2, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bill Gothard, Institute in Basic Life Principles, survivor story

A woman is speaking out about her time in a fundamentalist Christian group, which teaches that women must obey their husband's every wish. Rachel Lees grew up in a conservative Christian home, so was not fazed by dressing modestly or…[Continue Reading...]

Religious authorities arrest 108 people linked to secretive GISB sect in Malaysia so far

Published October 2, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal arrests, cult, Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holding, Malaysia

PETALING JAYA – Some 108 people linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) have been arrested to date by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais). Jais director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad explained that the arrests were made due…[Continue Reading...]

Plymouth Cult Member to Be Sentenced for Child Rape and Indecent Assaults Read More: Plymouth Cult Member Guilty of Child Rape and Indecent Assault

Published October 2, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, criminal conviction, cult, Massachusetts, Nehemya Smith, sexual abuse, Twelve Tribes

FALL RIVER (WBSM) — A Plymouth man who is an “elder” in the Twelve Tribes religious organization often described as a cult is set to be sentenced today in Fall River Superior Court for multiple child rapes and indecent assaults.…[Continue Reading...]

Second Connecticut man involved in killing of reputed cult leader dies in prison, officials say

Published October 2, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Brother Julius, Connecticut, cult, murder

SOMERS — A Burlington man sentenced in the 2004 cold case murder of Paul Sweetman, a reputed leader in the Brother Julius cult, died last week in prison, officials confirmed. Sorek Minery, 48, was serving a nine-year sentence for his…[Continue Reading...]

Children of the Cult review – fierce doc about the Osho commune survivors

Published October 2, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, child abuse, cult leader, Osho, sexual abuse

Maroesja Perizonius and Alice McShane’s impassioned, courageous, focused and confrontational documentary alleges the sexual abuse and rape of children in the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (AKA Osho) meditation communes in Britain, the US and elsewhere, in the 70s and 80s –…[Continue Reading...]