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‘At its core, it was a cult’: Past House of Prayer member says

Published September 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, cult, cult leader, Georgia, House of Prayer, Rony Denis

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV)– Leaders tied to the House of Prayer Christian Church of America (HOPCC) were indicted recently and a past member shared their experience with both the church and leadership. “It was cult, at its core it was a…[Continue Reading...]

Opulent oppression: Wife says alleged cult leader controlled her for decades

Published September 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged abusive controlling relatiionship, cult leader, cults, Georgia, House of Prayer, Rony Denis

MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The head of an alleged cult kept his wife from working for 37 years, had her restrained to keep her from leaving their palatial home and committed adultery, she alleges in court filings. Her filings for…[Continue Reading...]

La Luz del Mundo Mexican Megachurch Leader Already in Prison Now Indicted by New York Grand Jury

Published September 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal indictment, cult leader, cults, La Luz del Mundo, Naason Joaquin Garcia, United States

Naasón Joaquín García, the self-proclaimed "Apostle of Jesus Christ" and head of the Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo, was formally indicted Tuesday in a federal court in Manhattan on charges of sex trafficking, child exploitation, and conspiracy to engage…[Continue Reading...]

Court sentences Ansaru sect leader Mahmud Usman to 15 years in prison

Published September 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Ansura sect, criminal conviction, cult leader, Mahmud Usman, Nigeria

A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison for terrorism-related offences. Usman, also known by his aliases Abu Bara’a, Abbas, or Mukhtar, pleaded…[Continue Reading...]

LISTEN: Cult expert discusses social phenomenon around ‘Queen of Canada’

Published September 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Canada, cult leader, cults, Romana Didulo

Romana Didulo and her followers set up camp nearly a month ago at a decommissioned school in the small village of Richmound, located two hours west of Swift Current. Tensions between the group and residents gradually built up until Didulo’s…[Continue Reading...]

40 Years After the Oregon Cult Commune: The Girl from the Osho Ranch

Published September 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged child abuse, cults, Osho, Rajneesh, survivor story

Indian spiritual leader Osho’s communes drew thousands of seekers to India and the US, where children like Sarito Carroll endured neglect and sexual abuse under the guise of spiritual freedom. Carroll now recounts her childhood in a memoir and documentary…[Continue Reading...]

Pastor in alleged cult charged with child sex crimes

Published September 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Bernadel Semexant, child abuse, child sexual abuse, criminal charges, Georgia, House of Prayer

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Authorities on Thursday announced another indictment related to the House of Prayer, a day after the church leader and seven others were rounded up. This latest indictment – of Bernadel Semexant, 35, of Hinesville and Savannah…[Continue Reading...]

Special counsel raids unification church institutions over people power party membership allegations

Published September 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged police raid, South Korea, Unification Church

The special counsel team led by Min Joong-ki, investigating various allegations involving Kim Keon-hee, was reported on the 11th to be conducting search and seizure operations at Unification Church-affiliated institutions in connection with suspicions of Unification Church members joining the…[Continue Reading...]

New mass graves revive fears of Shakahola cult deaths in Kenya

Published September 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, deaths, Good News International Church, Kenya, mass graves

Less than two years after the Shakahola doomsday sect shocked Kenya and the world, another chilling discovery has emerged in the quiet coastal settlement of Kwa Binzaro. Beneath Kilifi County’s cashew and coconut groves, police unearthed dozens of shallow graves…[Continue Reading...]

With Olivet University in Jeopardy, David Jang’s Sect Promotes New College

Published September 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cults, David Jang, Great Commission University, Indiana, Olivet University, sects

ontroversial pastor David Jang's disciples are pursuing accreditation for a new college as the sect's flagship school, Olivet University—accused in lawsuits of racketeering and trafficking foreign students—faces the prospect of losing its degree-granting status. Great Commission University, an Indiana-based institution…[Continue Reading...]

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