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Another allegation of sex abuse made against former Dubuque priest

Published June 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged clergy abuse allegations, Dubuque, Father Leo Riley, Iowa

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) -- Officials with the archdiocese of Dubuque are asking the public to come forward with any information of alleged past sexual abuse of minors by Father Leo Riley after another allegation of abuse was made against him.…[Continue Reading...]

Settlements end $100M clergy abuse lawsuit against Sault diocese

Published June 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged class action lawsuit, clergy abuse, Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada, settlement, sexual abuse

A proposed class-action lawsuit launched by sexual abuse survivors on Manitoulin Island has been discontinued after 29 victims reached individual settlements. The $100-million claim was filed against the Jesuit Fathers of Upper Canada, also known as the English Canada Province, as well as…[Continue Reading...]

Suspicious object leads to cancellation of Abe murder suspect trial: Local media

Published June 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abe murder, Japan, trial, Unification Church

A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was cancelled Monday after a suspicious object was delivered to the court, local media said. Nara District Court could not immediately confirm the reports by…[Continue Reading...]

Inside Infowars’ crumbling empire: Ex-Staffers reveal the ‘volatile’ and ‘unhinged’ atmosphere working for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Published June 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, InfoWars, inside look, staff stories

One afternoon in the spring of 2017 Alex Jones furiously lunged at his video producer. Robert Jacobson, at the time Jones' longest serving employee, was walking down a hallway at Infowars' south Austin office when seemingly out of nowhere the…[Continue Reading...]

Watching the Duggar documentary on Amazon Prime has ripped open old wounds

Published June 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Christian fundamentalists, documentary, Duggar family

Earlier this month Amazon Prime launched its bombshell documentary series, “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets,” a no-holds-barred look at the controversy-ridden Duggar family of “19 Kids and Counting” fame. The documentary features interviews with some Duggar family members, including…[Continue Reading...]

Moonies embedded in Japanese political life

Published June 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Japan, Moonies, political influence, Sun Myung Moon, Unification Church

On 8 July 2022 Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was shot at an election rally. Abe’s killer, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators that his family had been ruined by the huge…[Continue Reading...]

Child-killing ‘cult mum’ Lori Vallow accused of twisting juror’s words in re-trial push

Published June 11, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged convicted murderer, cult mom, Lori Vallow, new trial request

Lori Vallow Daybell, the so-called 'cult-mum' who was found guilty last month of murdering her two children and her current husband's former wife, was accused by prosecutors of 'twisting' a juror's statements in a 'misplaced' push for a new trial…[Continue Reading...]

What’s next for convicted child killer Lori Vallow as ‘cult mum’ faces more murder charges

Published June 10, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Arizona, convicted murderer, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, sentencing, trials

Next month, 'cult mum' Lori Vallow Daybell is set to be sentenced for the murders of her two children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and her husband's first wife, Tammy Daybell. But while the case which gripped America was ongoing,…[Continue Reading...]

Why Are We Suddenly All Obsessed With Cults?

Published June 10, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged Brainwashing, cults, Heaven's Gate, NXIVM, Rajneesh, Scientology, sects

Cults are fertile ground for endless documentaries, movies, TV shows, books, so much so that there seems to be a new Netflix show about one every month. But why? Our fascination with cults comes from the same place as our…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya starvation cult: In the eyes of a rescue worker

Published June 9, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, rescue worker, starvation deaths

Since March 2023, Mathias Shipeta has been at the heart of the Kenya starvation cult rescue operation. Pulling out emaciated cult members from thickets and losing some in the process has taken a toll on him. The cult leader Paul…[Continue Reading...]