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Former Gloriavale residents consider its future

Published April 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult compound, cult survivors, Gloriavale, New Zealand

After years of allegations of forced labour, slavery, and sexual and physical abuse, the future of Gloriavale is being considered by its former residents. The Gloriavale Leavers' Trust has released a discussion document, where it asks what needs to happen…[Continue Reading...]

Warren Jeffs’ Utah home converted into sober living house

Published April 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, FLDS, former house, Hildale, Polygamist cult, Utah, Warren Jeffs

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sprawling 44-bedroom house surrounded by towering brick walls that was the home base for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has been converted into a sober living center by Evangelical missionaries. It's the latest sign…[Continue Reading...]

Gloriavale: Leading journalist doubts community can be reformed

Published April 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult leader, Gloriavale, Neville Cooper, New Zealand

A leading journalist on cults doubts Gloriavale can be reformed and says it needs to be closed down. Anke Richter has been researching cults for more than a decade and is the author of Cult Trip: Inside the world of…[Continue Reading...]

State records shed light on ‘cult-like’ secret society operating at Leesburg High School

Published April 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Elder Council Inc., Leesburg High School., Leonardo Finelli, Marion County

Records show it was started as some kind of religious group by two school employees and a few former students. Gabriel Fielder has requested a chance to resign in lieu of termination after a report was made to Leesburg police…[Continue Reading...]

‘Welcome to Plathville’ Star Olivia Plath Compares Strict Christian Upbringing to Being in a ‘Cult’

Published April 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged family background, fundamentalist, Olivia Plath, personal story

After experiencing a reckoning with her religious upbringing, Olivia Plath is doing her best to pick up the pieces. Olivia, 25, has starred on all five seasons of TLC’s Welcome to Plathville, a reality series about the Plath family in…[Continue Reading...]

What Happened to Synanon Founder Charles ‘Chuck’ Dederich? All About the Cult Leader Who Died in 1997

Published April 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged California, Charles Dederich, cult, cult leader, death, Synanon

Synanon was the brainchild of Charles “Chuck” Dederich. The infamous cult leader died in 1997, but the story of his reformative-turned-destructive drug rehabilitation organization is now the center of a four-part docuseries on HBO. Titled The Synanon Fix: Did The…[Continue Reading...]

Chad Daybell trial: Lori Vallow’s husband seeks different outcome from ‘cult mom’ over kids’ killings

Published April 3, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, Idaho, murder trial

Chad Daybell, husband of "cult mom" Lori Vallow, is set to stand trial in Idaho this week for the murders of his wife's two children and his first wife in 2019. The pair is at the center of multiple murder…[Continue Reading...]

Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children

Published April 2, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, child abuse, cult leader, guilty plea, Polygamist cult, Samuel Bateman, sexual abuse

PHOENIX (AP) — The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines in what authorities say was a scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children. Samuel…[Continue Reading...]

Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children

Published April 2, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, child abuse, criminal charges, guilty plea, polygamist cult leader, Samuel Bateman, sexual abuse

Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children, watch video report.[Continue Reading...]

Six feared killed in deadly cult clashes in Anambra

Published April 2, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, Nigeria, violence

At least six persons were feared killed following an alleged attack by armed men suspected to be members of rival cult groups in various areas of Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, on Sunday. Reports indicate that the attacks…[Continue Reading...]