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‘I was sexually abused aged 12… the church hushed it up so I didn’t bring shame on my family. They can’t silence me any longer’: WAG Rebekah Vardy reveals the trauma of growing up a Jehovah’s Witness – and why she brands it a ‘dangerous cult’

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, Jehovah's Witnesses, personal story

In Rebekah Vardy's childhood home there were no birthdays or Christmases, television and books were censored and she was warned that youthful mischief or bad manners would bring down the wrath of God on her. As a Jehovah's Witness, she…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow verdict – live: Brandon Boudreaux seeks ‘forgiveness’ for doomsday mom as she faces new charges

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, cult mom, extradition, Lori Vallow, murder conviction

“Doomsday cult mom” Lori Vallow has been convicted of murdering her two children and conspiring to murder her new husband Chad Daybell’s first wife. The jury of seven men and five women reached a verdict on Friday after nearly seven…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya doomsday cult death toll climbs to 201, regional official says

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged 201 dead, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya

SHAKAHOLA FOREST, Kenya, May 13 (Reuters) - Searchers for survivors and victims of a doomsday cult in Kenya's Shakahola forest discovered 22 more bodies on Saturday, according to a regional governmental official. The discoveries bring the death toll of one…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya cult: Children targeted to die first, pastor says

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, starvation deaths

Children were targeted as the first to be starved to death in the final days of a Christian doomsday cult in Kenya, according to fresh accounts emerging. Police investigating an apparent mass suicide have so far exhumed 201 bodies in…[Continue Reading...]

Meteorologists targeted in climate misinfo surge

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged climate change, conspiracy theories, meteorologists, threats

Paris (France) (AFP) – Once trusted faces on the news, meteorologists now brave threats, insults and slander online from conspiracy theorists and climate change deniers who accuse them of faking or even fixing the weather. Users on Twitter and other…[Continue Reading...]

Church of Scientology accessed tranche of criminal discovery material in rape retrial of actor Danny Masterson, including emails between police and his accusers, DA says

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Danny Masterson, leaks, Los Angeles, rape trial, Scientology

The Church of Scientology obtained a swathe of criminal discovery material relating to the rape trial of Danny Masterson, including emails between police and 'victims', a court has heard. Masterson, the former star of That '70s Show and a Scientologist…[Continue Reading...]

Kenya unearths more bodies in search for death cult followers

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged death toll increases, doomsday cult, Good News International Church, Kenya, starvation death

SHAKAHOLA FOREST, Kenya, May 12 (Reuters) - Kenyan investigators unearthed 29 more bodies on Friday in a continuing search for victims of a doomsday cult in the country's southeast. The death toll now stands at 179. Authorities this week have…[Continue Reading...]

Danny Masterson Rape Retrial Rests With Defense Calling No Witnesses; Scientology Lawyer Controversy Erupts

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Danny Masterson, leaks, Los Angeles, rape trial, Scientology

Three weeks after opening statements began, Danny Masterson’s rape retrial rested today. Yet, with the former That 70’s Show actor once again facing a trio of sexual assault charges and potentially years behind bars, the Church of Scientology is back in the courtroom spotlight. After the…[Continue Reading...]

‘It Haunts My Nightmares’: Growing Up Inside the Kabbalah Centre ‘Cult’

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult allegations, Kabbalah Centre, Michael Berg, personal story, Yehuda Berg

When Debbie Haski-Leventhal was 4 and her sister was 8, their 10-year-old brother died from cancer. Four months later, another son, Ori, was born into the family. Two years after the death of one brother and the birth of another,…[Continue Reading...]

Lori Vallow Daybell is guilty of 2 murders. Why Idaho won’t pursue the death penalty

Published May 15, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult mom, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder conviction

A 12-person jury decided Lori Vallow Daybell’s fate Friday, as dozens of spectators — family members, friends, reporters and podcasters — awaited the looming verdict in her criminal trial. The jury of five women and seven men convicted the 49-year-old…[Continue Reading...]