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Retrial of Actor and Prominent Scientologist Danny Masterson Begins

Published April 18, 2023 By admin

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

The selection of a new jury is underway in downtown Los Angeles in Danny Masterson’s upcoming retrial on charges that he forcibly raped three women — fellow Scientologists who say they were attacked in the early 2000s and one accuser…[Continue Reading...]

Doomsday Mom Lori Vallow’s Son: ‘You Murdered My Siblings’

Published April 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged court testimony, cult mom, doomsday cult, Idaho, Lori Vallow, murder trial

About a month after authorities found Lori Vallow’s long-missing children buried in the backyard of her apocalyptic author husband’s Idaho backyard, her eldest son finally decided to call her in jail to get some answers. “Do you think you can…[Continue Reading...]

Lawsuit filed against ISKCON whistle blowers draws more attention to child sexual abuse scandals

Published April 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged child abuse, Hare Krishna movement, Hare Krishnas, International Society of Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, sex scandals, sexual abuse

The International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly called the Hare Krishna movement, founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, is embroiled in yet another scandal concerning the sexual abuse of hundreds of children at its schools in the movement’s…[Continue Reading...]

Danny Masterson’s Second Rape Trial Gets Underway: Here’s Why the Case Is Back in Court

Published April 18, 2023 By admin

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

“That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson is back on trial again. The new trial began on Monday morning with jury selection in downtown Los Angeles, after the jury in Masterson’s first trial last year failed to reach an unanimous verdict,…[Continue Reading...]

Holy man or con artist? The breakaway Mormon sect lost to history

Published April 18, 2023 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged breakaway sect, Mormon Church, Mormons, Strang sect

The Mormon religion was a movement that took its followers from east to west in the middle of the 19th Century, including a strong presence in Illinois before ending up in the Utah territory. But a power vacuum caused a…[Continue Reading...]