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Miranda Otto’s aunt was in a cult like her new series ‘The Clearing’

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes, Cult TV Tagged Anne Hamilton-Byrne, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, cult leader, cults, Movie

Miranda Otto, who plays the heroic Eowyn in “The Lord of the Rings” movies, takes a darker turn as a sinister cult leader in the new Hulu series “The Clearing.” “I’m really fascinated by cults,” Otto, 55, told The Post.…[Continue Reading...]

Lawyers for former followers of Unification Church demand return of 2.6 bil. yen

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Japan, legal claims, Unification Church, victims

Lawyers working for people who claim they were victimized by the religious group widely known as the Unification Church say the number of people demanding a return of their donated money has reached nearly 100, with total claims worth around…[Continue Reading...]

Beachbody misclassified coaches as independent contractors, worker alleges in class-action lawsuit

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged analysis, Beachbody, lawsuit, MLM, multi-level marketing

Dive Brief: The Beachbody Co., a multilevel marketing company that sells workout videos, nutritional supplements and other diet- and wellness-related goods and services, misclassified its sales workforce as independent contractors, a direct sales coach has alleged in California lawsuit According…[Continue Reading...]

Date set for sentencing of Lori Vallow Daybell in deaths of children, Chad’s former wife

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder convictions, sentencing

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The sentencing date for Lori Vallow Daybell has been set by an Idaho judge after her convictions for the murder of two of her children and her husband’s former wife. The date was set for…[Continue Reading...]

Polygamous Arizona leader charged with additional crimes against children

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, criminal charges, cult leader, indictment, polygamist, Samuel Bateman

COLORADO CITY, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- A grand jury has indicted an Arizona polygamous sect leader and 10 of his followers for charges of sex with minors, child pornography and gathering underage wives. Officials say the polygamous leader, 47-year-old Samuel…[Continue Reading...]

Colorado City Man and 10 Members of Polygamist Sect Charged with Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors, and Related Crimes

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, criminal charges, cult leader, polygamist, Samuel Bateman

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Samuel Rappylee Bateman, 47, of Colorado City, Arizona, along with 10 of his followers, were indicted on May 18, 2023, by a federal grand jury on charges relating to a years-long conspiracy to travel across state lines…[Continue Reading...]

Shakahola cult: Death toll rises to 241 as 34 suspects arrested

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, more arrests, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki on Thursday announced that the death toll in the unsettling Shakahola starvation cult has risen to 241. While giving an update on the exhumation progress in Shakahola forest, CS Kindiki stated that the number rose…[Continue Reading...]

Two persons feared killed in cult clash in Delta community

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

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

Two persons were feared dead on Wednesday in a cult clash at Orhuworun community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gory incident occurred when two suspected rival cult groups clashed in the community.…[Continue Reading...]

Kilifi Cult: Kindiki to oversee second phase of autopsy on 129 bodies

Published May 25, 2023 By admin

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

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki is on Thursday expected in Malindi to oversee the commencement of the second phase of postmortem examinations of 129 additional bodies exhumed from the Shakahola mass graves. Kindiki will later visit the public information, tracing…[Continue Reading...]

Police disrupt ‘psychic healing’ event in Tulsipur

Published May 24, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bharat Bhattarai, Faith healing, Nepal, psychic, Simanta KC

Police in Dang on Sunday disrupted an event organised by a self-proclaimed psychic healer Bharat Bhattarai. Bhattarai, who is from Lami in Pathari Shanishchare Municipality-7 of Morang district, became viral on social media for his purported ability to cure serious…[Continue Reading...]