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How terrorist groups radicalize teens online: It’s easier than it looks, expert says

Published June 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged online radicalization, online recruitment, radicalization, terrorists

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The arrest of a Conway teen accused of trying to join ISIS has raised lingering questions about how he allegedly became involved in the group, and a national cybersecurity expert thinks it is easier than…[Continue Reading...]

Parvati Shallow Aims to Destigmatize ‘Bad Behavior’ With Stories of Childhood Commune, ‘Survivor’ and Marriage

Published June 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged abuse, cults, survivor story

Parvati Shallow was learning survival skills long before she just stepped on the Cook Islands for her first appearance on Survivor in 2006. In her new memoir, Nice Girls Don’t Win, Shallow — who would go on to play Survivor…[Continue Reading...]

Lawyer urges public education campaign on coercive control laws

Published June 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Australia, coercive control, criminal law

As of 26 May, the Queensland government has criminalised coercive control following the passage of the legislation a year earlier. Under the Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024, coercive control is now recognised…[Continue Reading...]

Inside the World’s Most Demented Sex Cults — From Crucified Kids and Mass Orgies to Satanic Group Backed By Stars Including Jay-Z and Rihanna

Published June 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cults, sexual abuse

The bizarre case of Allison Mack thrust sex cults back into the public eye, with the Smallville actress arrested and jailed over her role in the dark NXIVM DOS group and ended up serving two years for her role in…[Continue Reading...]

Cult war: Two die, others abducted in Anambra

Published June 20, 2025 By admin

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

The Anambra Police Command has confirmed that two persons have died, while another two were abducted in an alleged cult war in Oko, Orumba-l North Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP…[Continue Reading...]

El Salvador says it extradited two members of Lev Tahor sect to Guatemala, Israel

Published June 20, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, criminal prosecution, cults, Guatemala, Lev Tahor

El Salvador has extradited two members of an extremist Jewish sect under investigation for alleged child abuse to Guatemala and Israel, authorities announced yesterday. Lev Tahor, described by an Israeli court in 2017 as a “dangerous cult,” adheres to an…[Continue Reading...]

Understanding gaslighting and narcissistic behaviour

Published June 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusie controlling relationships, Coercive cotnrol, gaslighting, Narcissistic abuse

In this powerful episode of the Today’s Family Lawyer Podcast, host David Opie welcomes Shoba Aziz, an experienced barrister at Great James St Chambers, for an important conversation exploring the psychological dimensions of domestic abuse—specifically narcissistic behaviour and gaslighting. Drawing on over 20 years…[Continue Reading...]

Alex Jones accused of hiding money from Sandy Hook families in bankruptcy case

Published June 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jones, bankruptcy, hidden assets, InfoWars, lawsuit

HOUSTON - The trustee in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' bankruptcy case is accusing the Infowars host of trying to shield millions of dollars in assets from creditors, including families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. U.S.…[Continue Reading...]

Where Is Keith Raniere Now? Inside the NXIVM Leader’s Life After Being Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison

Published June 19, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged convicted criminal, cult leader, Keith Raniere, NXIVM, prison inmate, prison sentence, sex cult

Six years ago, Keith Raniere was found guilty on seven criminal counts tied to his leadership of the NXIVM cult that embroiled a CW star, a billionaire heiress and the daughter of a Dynasty actress. Authorities called NXIVM a "pyramid…[Continue Reading...]

How accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter transitioned from popular local athlete to radical far-right Christian

Published June 18, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Minnesota, murders, radicalization, Vance Boelter

MINNESOTA — Accused assassin Vance Boelter was a popular high-school athlete before becoming born again in his teens, moving into a tent in the park to preach and eventually morphing into an apparent far-right Christian. Boelter — a 57-year-old married…[Continue Reading...]