From ultra-Orthodox outcast to TikTok sensation: Riki Rotter’s path to freedom

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After being expelled twice from the seminary (once because she watched "HaMerotz LaMillion" - an Israeli adventure reality game show based on the international Amazing Race franchise), Riki (then Rivki) Rotter overheard a secret late-night conversation between her parents. At…[Continue Reading...]

Jehovah’s Witnesses apply for judicial review of Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care

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The Jehovah's Witness church has filed an application for a judicial review of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care, arguing it doesn't bear responsibility for care of children and that no abuse occurred that was within the scope of the inquiry.…[Continue Reading...]

The list of 51 Peoria Catholic Diocese clergy named in a 2023 report on child sex abuse

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A yearslong investigation into child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in Illinois has found at least 1,997 children in the state's six dioceses were sexually abused between 1950 and 2019. The Peoria Catholic Diocese, which covers 26…[Continue Reading...]

First study of clerical abuse in Brazil calls known cases ‘tip of the iceberg’

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SÃO PAULO – An unprecedented new compendium of child abuse cases in the Brazilian Catholic Church has found that 108 members of the clergy victimized 148 children and teenagers since 2000. The authors, however, claim those totals are only the…[Continue Reading...]

Ex-priest, who left after sex abuse accusations, settlements, not among 451 predatory clergy Kwame Raoul’s investigation turned up

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John D. Murphy, a former Catholic priest and member of the Augustinian religious order in the Chicago area, was accused in lawsuits two decades ago of sexually assaulting numerous children. More than a dozen accusers ended up settling legal claims…[Continue Reading...]

‘Insidious organization’: a reality TV family and the dangers of fundamentalism

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Any casual peruser of American cable television is probably familiar with the Duggar family – if not with the specifics of their juggernaut series on TLC, then with the sheer number of them. From 2007 until 2015, the Duggars, a…[Continue Reading...]

‘I grew up in a sex cult that tore babies from mums and forced marriage at 3’

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WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Serena Kelley was born into the Children of God cult and became a 'poster girl' for the controversial organisation. After making her escape, she has shared her story with The Mirror A woman who survived a cult…[Continue Reading...]

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