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Body Snatcher: Cult Leader Samuel Bateman Convinced His Wives To Brazenly Kidnap Underage Victims From Arizona Foster Homes

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

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

Crazed cult leader Samuel Bateman convinced loyal spouses to allegedly kidnap eight of his underage “wives” from the custody of Arizona Department of Child Safety, RadarOnline.com has learned. The brazen plot was allegedly hatched by Bateman, 47, in November 2022…[Continue Reading...]

Moonies embedded in Japanese political life

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Japan, political influence, Sun Mung Moon, Unification Church

On 8 July 2022 Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was shot at an election rally. Abe’s killer, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators that his family had been ruined by the huge…[Continue Reading...]

SA watchdog warns against Chinese scheme that uses glitzy events to target locals

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized

SA's financial watchdog has warned the public against doing business with QZ Asset Management, a Chinese multi-level marketing scheme that hosted lavish investment drives at upmarket Johannesburg and Durban hotels. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) said that it had…[Continue Reading...]

Operator of functional coffee MLM hit with permanent injunction, $7.3 million fine

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Federal Court, FTC, injunction, James D. ‘Jay’ Noland Jr., MLM, multi-level marketing, permanently banned, SBH, Success by Health, VOZ Travel

The former principal of a multilevel marketing organization selling a mushroom-infused coffee has been permanently banned from operating such a business and has been slapped with a $7.3 million fine. A federal court brought the contempt of court ruling against…[Continue Reading...]

From the witch trials to QAnon: debunking ‘satanic panic’ conspiracy theories

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, QAnon, Satanic panic, Satanism

Dressed in a red devil-horned top hat and latex costume, the performance drew upon popular occult and gothic aesthetics. And it attracted a huge amount of criticism for the supposed promotion of satanic imagery. Conspiracy theorists alleged that the performance…[Continue Reading...]

Danny Masterson Sexual Assault Conviction: A ‘Relieved’ Leah Remini Warns Scientology ‘This Case Is Just the Beginning’

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Danny Masterson, Leah Remini, Los Angeles, rape convictions, Scientology

Leah Remini, one of Scientology’s most vocal critics, said she felt “relieved” on Wednesday after Danny Masterson was found guilty on two counts of forcible rape. “The women who survived Danny Masterson’s predation are heroes,” Remini, a former follower of…[Continue Reading...]

Wife Bijou Phillips breaks down in court as Danny Masterson is found GUILTY of drugging and raping two women – who were too afraid to speak out after being ‘harassed’ by Church of Scientology

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bijou Phillips, Danny Masterson, Los Angeles, rape convictions, Scientology

That 70s Show star Danny Masterson's wife Bijou Phillips broke down in tears on Wednesday as her visibly-shocked husband was found guilty of raping two women, and immediately denied bail and led to the cells. Phillips, an actress and teenage…[Continue Reading...]

Lev Tahor cult member accused of marrying off minor child

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cult, Lev Tahor

A member of the Lev Tahor Jewish extremist group was arrested in Israel on Tuesday on suspicion of marrying off a child who is a minor. The Jerusalem resident appeared in court on Wednesday and was released in accordance with…[Continue Reading...]

In ‘Koresh,’ a study of a cult leader and the siege and raid of his compound in Waco

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged BATF, cult leader, David Koresh, doomsday cult, FBI, Texas, Waco Davidian standoff

In 1984, Vernon Howell revealed that God had been speaking to him since he was a child. And he announced he was “the Seventh and Final Angel,” who would lead Branch Davidians through the Apocalypse. Sometime later, a colleague suggested…[Continue Reading...]

Amy Duggar Reaches Out to Fellow Cult Survivors Ahead of IBLP Documentary: This Is Our Time!

Published June 1, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Amy Duggar, Bill Gothard, cult victim, cult victims, Duggar family

We’re just days away from the premiere of Shiny Happy People, the highly anticipated Amazon Studios documentary that promises to expose the abuse and corruption within the Institute for Basic Life Principles. Much of the focus will be on the…[Continue Reading...]