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Disgraced Michigan priest sentenced to jail, probation in sex abuse case

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged clergy abuse, criminal charges, Michigan, Roman Catholic priest, sentencing, sexual abuse, Vincent DeLorenzo

FLINT, MI – A former Flint-area Catholic priest convicted of the attempted sexual abuse of a 5-year-old boy in the late 1980s, was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail and probation. Vincent DeLorenzo, 84, was sentenced June 13 by…[Continue Reading...]

German court orders Cologne archdiocese to pay clergy abuse victim over $300,000

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Catholic Diocese of Cologne, clergy abuse, Germany, settlement, sexual abuse

A court on June 13 ordered a German diocese to pay 300,000 euros ($323,000) in compensation to a former altar boy who was repeatedly abused by a Catholic priest in the 1970s, a ruling that a victims' association said was…[Continue Reading...]

2 lawyers ditch Mackenzie, cult associates citing access frustrations

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged awyers, criminal charges, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 14 — Two lawyers representing the embattled televangelist Paul Mackenzie who stands accused of running the Shakahola starvation cult have dropped the ongoing case against the preacher. Lawyer George Kariuki and Elisha Komora who were also representing…[Continue Reading...]

Qanon Cult Queen Comes To Town And Residents Use Vehicles To Fight Back

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, cult leader, QAnon, QAnon Queen, Romana Didulo

It’s been a while since we’ve touched based with the Qanon “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo and her RV full of merry scamsters. Last we heard she was trashing rented RVs and abandoning them miles from home. Now she’s reemerged,…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged ‘Orgasm Cult’ founder freed on $1M bond as judge warns her she’s ‘being watched’

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, Nicole Daedone, One Taste, orgasm cult

The woman accused of running a wellness company that doubled as an “orgasm cult’’ was sprung on $1 million bond Tuesday — but a judge warned her that she is “being watched” while free. Nicole Daedone — founder of OneTaste,…[Continue Reading...]

Uganda: How missing cult members fearing doomsday were duped to go Ethiopia to meet Jesus

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult leader, Ethiopia, Good News International Church, Kenya, Paul Mackenzie, starvation deaths, survivors

Authorities in Ethiopia have repatriated 80 Ugandans who were conned out of their money with the promise of meeting Jesus. The leader of the team, Pastor Simon Opolot, was on the joint security team's wanted list for duping believers from…[Continue Reading...]

Pop Culture Conspiracy Theories: 8 of the Most Popular in History

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, most popular, popular culture

Love them, hate them, read them, believe them — it cannot be denied that conspiracy theories have their place in the pop culture zeitgeist. Experts point out that conspiracy theories tend to flourish during times of unrest, when society is looking…[Continue Reading...]

20 Hollywood Celebs Who Worship at the Altar of Scientology

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged celebrities, celebrity members., Hollywood, Scientologists, Scientology

The Church of Scientology has been in the peripheral awareness of those of us interested in pop culture for decades — but, for the most part, many believed it to be kooky religion that Hollywood’s elite tended to gravitate toward.…[Continue Reading...]

‘Dances With Wolves’ actor and alleged cult leader faces additional charges in Canada

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Canada, criminal charges, cult leader, Nathan Chasing Horse, The Circle

The actor, 46, has been accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and women for two decades in multiple states in the US. He now faces additional charges in Canada. Former "Dances With Wolves" actor, Nathan Chasing Horse, is now facing…[Continue Reading...]

Shiny Happy People is a great reminder of why cult documentaries should exist

Published June 14, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bill Gothard, Christian fundamentalists, documentary, Duggar family, Institute in Basic Life Principles

I grew up adjacent to the fundamentalist Christian cult that Shiny Happy People, the four-part docuseries ostensibly about the reality TV-famous Duggar family, was really about. The Institute for Basic Life Principles (IBLP), founded and led by a man named…[Continue Reading...]