Jehovah's Witnesses have failed in an eleventh hour attempt to block part of a lengthy report about abuse in care that is about them. Recommendations from a report into abuse that occurred in state and faith-based care will be made…[Continue Reading...]
Teen Torture Inc. tells the story of young survivors who share their firsthand experiences of abuse and brainwashing at the hands of the troubled teen industry, sparking a social media revolution in 2021. This documentary series follows the continued measures…[Continue Reading...]
Only 8 percent of "second-generation" members of religious groups such as the Unification Church in Japan feel the government's measures to protect them, which include banning maliciously solicited donations, are sufficient, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday. Their plight has…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who was sexually abused as a child by a minister of a secretive sect says the religious group's written apology is welcome, but actions need to follow the words. Amy Williams reports.[Continue Reading...]
A woman who was sexually abused by a minister of a secretive sect as a child says the religious group's written apology is welcome but has been a long time coming. The FBI is working with international law enforcement partners…[Continue Reading...]
What happens when a rehab program that is supposed to cure addictions becomes addictive itself? That’s the story of Synanon, an organization that went from providing revolutionary therapy to becoming “a kooky cult,” as TIME put it in 1977. The…[Continue Reading...]
Twisted YouTuber mums Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrand began 'sleeping in same bed' as relationship became 'cult-like', according to reports. In a disturbing development of the Ruby Franke case, the jailed YouTube blogger reportedly shared a bed with her business…[Continue Reading...]
) — Three members of the extremist Jewish Lev Tahor religious cult were convicted of kidnapping two children by a New York court on Wednesday.Brothers Yoil Weingarten, Yakov Weingarten and Shmiel Weingarten were convicted of child exploitation and kidnapping for…[Continue Reading...]
When it comes to The Church of Scientology, you’ve most likely heard about both its celebrity followers and its wacky ideas about space battles (for example, Lord Xenu, the intergalactic warrior you can only get the full scoop on once…[Continue Reading...]
Former MP Catherine Delahunty has revealed her brush with the Gloriavale community left her “disturbed” and “heartbroken” for the women there. The ex-Green MP said during a 2015 visit to the West Coast Christian community she witnessed institutionalised misogyny that…[Continue Reading...]
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