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Hontiveros says Quiboloy not higher than law: ‘Hinihintay namin kayo’

Published February 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Apollo Quiboloy, cult leader, Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros is not backing down on her move to subpoena Apollo Quiboloy, the self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC). Hontiveros, in a statement on Tuesday, insisted…[Continue Reading...]

Polygamous Sect Featured In Netflix Documentary Tied To Minnesota + Wisconsin

Published February 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult compounds, cult leader, FLDS, Polygamist cult, Warren Jeffs, Wisconsin

A 2022 Netflix Documentary tells the story of the Fundamentalist Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the rise and fall of its leader Warren Jeffs. Jeffs was convicted of two felony counts of child sexual assault. At one…[Continue Reading...]

The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalized after a hunger strike

Published February 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

NAIROBI, Kenya -- A Kenyan magistrate Tuesday ordered the main suspect in a doomsday starvation cult and 94 of his followers to receive emergency care after some of the suspects had to be carried into the courtroom to answer manslaughter…[Continue Reading...]

St. Louis Church in Kidnapping Case Had Cult-Like Conditions, Prosecutor Says

Published February 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged arrests, criminal charges, Mount of Olives Ministry, St. Louis

A bizarre kidnapping case that allegedly occurred this past weekend in south St. Louis got a lot stranger this afternoon at a bond hearing for one of the defendants. Over the weekend, police were called to Minnesota Avenue in the…[Continue Reading...]

Prosecution rests in DeKalb County rape trial of alleged cult leader Eligio Bishop

Published February 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Atlanta, Carbon Nation, Eligio Bishop, Georgia, rape trial

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - After three full days of testimony, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office rested its case Monday night in the rape trial of an accused cult leader. Prosecutors accused Eligio Bishop of assaulting a woman who tried…[Continue Reading...]

GA v. Eligio Bishop: Polygamist Cult Leader Trial

Published February 27, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Atlanta, Carbon Nation, Eligio Bishop, Georgia, rape trial

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — Testimony is underway in the trial of a man accused of heading up a polygamist cult. Eligio Bishop faces charges of rape, false imprisonment, and sending sexually explicit electronic transmissions without consent. Bishop, 41,…[Continue Reading...]

7 Cults in America: A History of Infamy

Published February 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, destructive cults, infamous cults

Cults are not unique to the United States, but there is a long history of cults in America. "Compared to other developed nations, the U.S. does have this consistent relationship with cults," Amanda Montell, author of "Cultish: The Language of…[Continue Reading...]

Hunt for lost children of FLDS: New ‘sightings’ of missing kids feared ‘kidnapped’ by Warren Jeffs’ polygamous cult give desperate moms glimmer of hope as investigators chase down leads in Utah

Published February 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged FLDS, hidden children, Polygamist cult, Warren Jeffs

Mothers of children feared to have been 'abducted' by the followers of Warren Jeffs' radical polygamous cult say they have been given renewed hope of finding their loved ones as private investigators chase leads in Utah. The distraught moms, themselves…[Continue Reading...]

Sick cult leaders list of heinous crimes unveiled on popular podcast

Published February 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged abuse, Canada, cult leader, Roch Thériault, torture

A religious cult leader, Roch Theriault, who had convinced his followers that the world was going to end in the late 1970s, subjected them to cruel tortures if they doubted him or tried to leave the group, according to this…[Continue Reading...]

Expert Labels Eligio Bishop ‘Destructive Leader’ Amidst Shocking Atlanta Rape Trial Cult Clash

Published February 26, 2024 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Atlanta, Carbon Nation, criminal trial, cult expert, Eligio Bishop, Georgia, Rick Alan Ross

The DeKalb County courtroom drama escalated as Rick Allen Ross, a recognized authority on cults, labeled Eligio Bishop a "destructive authoritarian leader" during the rape trial of the accused cult head. According to testimony highlighted by FOX 5 Atlanta, Ross,…[Continue Reading...]