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Catholic ‘cult’ in California: What do we know?

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Earlier this month, reports emerged in a California news outlet about alleged sexual abuse that purportedly took place at a commune run by a Catholic pro-life organization, Catholics United for Life. The allegations come from three biological sisters who say they were abused…[Continue Reading...]

Local group protests alleged sexual abuse by member of Kent Jehovah’s Witnesses church

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Due to accusations of prior sexual abuse by a current leader, about ten people protested against the Kent Jehovah’s Witnesses church recruiting downtown in a march off Franklin Avenue Saturday. Anna Ciano-Hendricks, co-organizer of the event and former Jehovah’s Witness, said…[Continue Reading...]

Is a San Francisco ‘Sex Cult’ Subjecting People to Abuse?

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n alleged San Francisco sex cult has attempted to groom new members, multiple sources told KQED, even as one of their most well-known former “students” now faces federal charges for practices many past members say she learned while living with…[Continue Reading...]

‘It’s just thick with abuse’: Inside the online reckoning of underground church Two by Twos

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Tava Zahorka Nicholson cannot recall many details of her upbringing. “I did not and still do not remember my childhood to this day, I remember bits and pieces,” she said. Zahorka Nicholson’s family was part of a largely unknown Christian…[Continue Reading...]

Church of Scientology forced underage girl to MARRY senior official she accused of rape or spend five years in labor camp while teen was signed-up to billion-year work contract with sect, lawsuit claims

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A woman born into the Church of Scientology and drafted into its inner circle at 14 was raped by a notorious recruiter at 16 and forced to marry him when she spoke out, according to a newly unsealed lawsuit. The…[Continue Reading...]

‘Messianic’ San Francisco guru who founded ‘orgasmic meditation cult’ OneTaste heads to court with ENTOURAGE after being charged with keeping women in ‘residential warehouses where they were forced into sex acts’

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An 'orgasmic meditation' sex guru accused of keeping women in residential warehouses and forcing them into sex acts was surrounded by an entourage as she headed to court on Wednesday. Nicole Daedone, former CEO of 'sexual wellness' company OneTaste, smiled…[Continue Reading...]

Concerns about Canon Mike Pilavachi ‘were voiced’ in 2004

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SAFEGUARDING concerns about Canon Mike Pilavachi, the founder of Soul Survivor, were first made almost 20 years ago, it was reported in The Sunday Times this week. Canon Pilavachi was formally suspended last month (News, 26 May). Since the church…[Continue Reading...]

More than 100 people come forward to accuse Christian ‘cult’ leader of abuse

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More than 100 people have come forward to accuse the Christian “cult” leader Mike Pilavachi of abuse, the Telegraph can reveal. Rev Canon Mike Pilavachi, 65, founded the Soul Survivor Watford church and its namesake youth festivals which ran from…[Continue Reading...]

Who Is Bill Gothard? Everything to Know About the Institute in Basic Life Principles Founder

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Bill Gothard founded the Institute in Basic Life Principles more than 60 years ago — but since then, he’s become a controversial figure in the religious community. Growing up, Gothard, 88, was raised in a religious household, and as a…[Continue Reading...]

Rebekah Vardy, wife of Premier League star, opens up about childhood as Jehovah’s Witness, labels it a ‘cult’

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Rebekah Vardy, the wife of Leicester City star Jamie Vardy of the English Premier League, opened up about her upbringing and what it was like growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness. Vardy talked about her childhood as part of a…[Continue Reading...]

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