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Netflix-Famed South Korean Religious Sect Leader Gets 23-Year Prison Term Over Sex Crimes

Published December 23, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, Jung Myung-seok, prison sentence, Providence Church, South Korea

Jeong Myeong-seok, a South Korean religious sect leader whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. The Daejeon District Court in central South Korea said that…[Continue Reading...]

‘I want them together,’ aunt of Lori Vallow’s son shares new hope he & sister Tylee’s bodies will reunite for funerals

Published December 23, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Chad Daybell, cult leader, cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murders

RELATIVES of Lori Vallow's murdered children have voiced relief after her daughter Tylee's remains were finally authorized to be released by a judge - four years after she and her younger brother JJ were brutally killed. Tylee, 16, was found…[Continue Reading...]

Las Cruces ‘QAnon’ believer sentenced for threat

Published December 23, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, New Mexico, QAnon, threats

An unhinged and threatening voice mail message left for a Texas congresswoman in May has resulted in a prison sentence for a Las Cruces man. Michael David Fox, 60, was portrayed in a federal complaint as readily admitting to two…[Continue Reading...]

Idaho judge orders release of Tylee Ryan’s body to family members

Published December 22, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, cult murders, Idaho, Lore Vallow, remains released, Tylee Ryan

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A judge has issued an order for the release of the remains of Tylee Ryan to her family members. The body of her 7-year-old brother, Joshua “JJ” Vallow, was also found buried on the same…[Continue Reading...]

Jung Myung Seok, founder of the South Korean religious cult JMS, sentenced to 23 years in prison by the district court for raping followers of his church

Published December 22, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, JMS., Jung Myung-seok, prison sentence, Providence Church, rapist, South Korea

On December 22 KST, the 12th Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court sentenced Jung Myung Seok (78), the founder of the Christian religious cult JMS (Jesus Morning Star, also known as Providence), to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting three of his…[Continue Reading...]

“Cult leader” Dave McKay loses defamation lawsuit in Australia must pay plaintiff damages plus legal fees

Published December 21, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, Dave McKay, defamation, final judgement, Jesus Christians, lawsuit, Melbourne

"Cult leader" Dave McKaY who leads a group called "Jesus Christians" (aka "Voice in the Desert") just lost a defamation lawsuit in Melbourne, Australia. McKay slandered the mother of one of his followers on YouTube. That mother sued him for…[Continue Reading...]

Judge rejects request of Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow’s husband, to remove death penalty

Published December 21, 2023 By admin

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

ST. ANTHONY, ID (3TV/CBS 5) — A judge on Tuesday refused to take the death penalty off the table for Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow’s husband, in his murder case in connection to the deaths of Vallow’s two children and his…[Continue Reading...]

My Friend Still Believes in ‘Mother God’ After Cult Leader’s Tragic Death

Published December 21, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged Amy Carlson, criticism, cult, cult documentary, cult leader, Love Has Won

I didn’t set out to watch a glorified snuff film when I turned on Max’s recent documentary series Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God. The death viewers witness was that of Love Has Won founder Amy Carlson, who…[Continue Reading...]

Sex abuse charges upheld against ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor, alleged cult leader Nathan Chasing Horse

Published December 20, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cult, cult leader, Nathan Chasing Horse, Nevada, sexual abuse, The Circle

Nathan Chasing Horse, the former actor known for his turn in “Dances With Wolves,” has lost his last attempt to drop charges in an 18-count criminal case against him. The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday denied his request to dismiss…[Continue Reading...]

Lawsuit filed against Yuba County ‘cult’

Published December 20, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged California, cult, cult leader, Fellowship of Friends, lawsuit, Robert Earl Burton, sexual abuse, Yuba Country

The group says it was “founded fifty years ago on the Fourth Way teachings of George Gurdjieff and Peter Ouspensky” and that it embraces “the practical wisdom of all great spiritual traditions, recognizing that all esoteric schools teach the same…[Continue Reading...]