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‘I feel like my family was involved in a cult’; third trial of pastor accused of sexual abuse goes to jury

Published May 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged clergy abuse, Michael Sperou, pastor, sexual abuse

As the trial of a man accused of molesting a young girl in his congregation years ago wound down, six women filled the front row of the courtroom gallery. One had traveled from Switzerland. Another from Boston. All share similar…[Continue Reading...]

Pastor Mackenzie’s Kenyan cult: The mother who fled Shakahola forest to save her children

Published May 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, mother's story, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, starvation deaths

Salema Masha speaks softly, but her slender frame is animated by an inner strength that saved the lives of her five children. One day in March she walked them out of a remote wilderness where followers of a Kenyan televangelist…[Continue Reading...]

“He screamed at her for insulting the head of the church”: Tom Cruise Reportedly ‘Pounded at’ Girlfriend Nazanin Boniadi Scientology Assigned to Him after Nicole Kidman Dumped Him

Published May 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged failed marriages, Scientologist, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is known for two things- his high-octane action stunts and his two marriages. Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes are two high-profile Hollywood celebrities who married the Top Gun star before divorcing him. Kidman’s marriage lasted from 1990 to…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow – update: Juror says ‘doomsday cult mom’ case meant he could ‘put a face to evil’

Published May 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged convictions, cult mom, Idaho, juror comments, Lori Vallow, murder trial

The lone holdout juror in Lori Vallow’s murder trial has revealed why he changed his mind to convict the mother last week. Saul Hernandez sat down with Good Morning America on Tuesday, four days after Vallow was found guilty of…[Continue Reading...]

Toll in Kenya Church-cult deaths rises to 226

Published May 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, recovered bodies, starvation deaths

The death toll in a probe into a Kenyan cult suspected of urging followers to starve themselves to death rose to 226 on Wednesday after 15 more bodies were found, the authorities said. Investigators are poring over the forest hideout…[Continue Reading...]