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Police smash cult, armed robbery syndicates in Delta

Published October 12, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cults, gangs, Nigeria, police action

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have recorded major breakthroughs in separate operations targeting cult and armed robbery networks in different parts of the state. Acting on credible intelligence, the Command’s Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) carried out coordinated raids…[Continue Reading...]

Can Delbarton recover from $5M sex assault verdict? ‘Stakes are high’ as jury reconvenes

Published October 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged Delbarton School, lawsuit, multi-million dollar judgement, New Jersey, sexual abuse

The $5 million jury verdict in favor of a Delbarton School graduate who said he was sexually assaulted by a monk a half-century ago could have vast implications for one of New Jersey's most prestigious private schools, as well as…[Continue Reading...]

Man O War Tackles Drugs, Cultism With Essay Competition In Edo

Published October 11, 2025 By admin

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

In its efforts to join the fight against drug abuse and cultism in the state, the Man O’ War Nigeria, Edo State Command, has tackled its menace through an essay competition. The essay competition with the theme: Amplifying voices against…[Continue Reading...]

Coercive Control: ‘I was 12 when Mum’s new boyfriend moved in. I didn’t know I’d spend years trying to disappear.’

Published October 11, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Abusive controlling relationships, coercive control, survivor story

Her mother, often caught in the middle, seemed to genuinely believe her partner was simply trying to be a good parent. "She'd sneak into my room and say sorry. 'He's just stressed about work. Things will get better. Try being…[Continue Reading...]

Cults, mass graves, ‘encounters with Jesus’: In Kenya, freedom of worship comes under scrutiny

Published October 10, 2025 By admin

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

In April 2023, Kenyan human rights defenders discovered a deadly cult in the Shakahola forest. They exhumed more than 400 bodies from mass graves. The pastor of the Good News International Ministries, Paul Mackenzie, had convinced his followers that by…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja indicted on charges including political bribery and destruction of evidence

Published October 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged bribery, criminal idictment, Hak Ja Han Moon, Moonies, South Korea, Unification Church

A special counsel team indicted Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, on multiple charges, including political bribery, illegal political donations and destruction of evidence, on Friday. Han’s detention period expires on Sunday. She had filed a request for…[Continue Reading...]

Leader of secretive church returning to Australia for ‘extended break’

Published October 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Australia, child abuse, cults, sexual abuse, two by twos

The leader of a secretive religious group has announced he’s stepping back from his role, citing a “tough year” and “constant pressure". Wayne Dean, who oversees a church commonly referred to as the Two By Twos or The Truth -…[Continue Reading...]

Former member details ‘illegal schools’ run by Mission de l’Esprit-Saint

Published October 10, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Canada, Mission de l’Esprit-Saint, schools

Fée Larivière was married at 17 to a 42-year-old man and gave birth to her first child at 18. She says she was never free while living within the Mission de l’Esprit-Saint, a religious sect founded in 1913 known for…[Continue Reading...]

Montco ‘fortunetellers’ accused of stealing over $600,000 from customers

Published October 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged criminal charges, fraud, Gina Marks, psychics, Steve Nicklas

2 charged with stealing more than $600,00 in fortunetelling scheme Police say Gina Marks and Steve Nicklas of Jenkintown Psychic Visions told customers that they were cursed, and demanded huge sums of money and luxury items in order to cleanse…[Continue Reading...]

“Missouri Is Next”: Neo-Nazi Network Expanding Whites-Only Towns—Here’s Where They’re Looking

Published October 9, 2025 By admin

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged hate groups, Return to the Land, White supremacists, whites only towns

They’re not hiding it anymore. While Missourians were going about their lives, a network of white supremacists led by a Norwegian-born French horn player who once monetized his own sex tapes and a Hungarian jazz pianist wanted for attempted murder…[Continue Reading...]