At eight years old, Mirriam Francis remembers locking herself in the bathroom to avoid "auditing" — a series of intense interviews in which she was asked intrusive and sexual questions. Fighting back tears, she recounted these sessions and her experiences…[Continue Reading...]
No one sets out to join a cult. Some arrive searching for community, drawn by the promise of belonging and purpose. Others are born into them, with family ties leaving no room for choice. Only later do many realise the…[Continue Reading...]
It was a horrifying discovery that left witnesses stunned by the nightmare unfolding within a single household. An incestuous cult was exposed, tracing back to two great-great grandparents who had established their twisted legacy in an isolated farming valley, hidden…[Continue Reading...]
A former pastor of an ultra-strict Pentecostal sect operating in Australia, one described by former members as having cult-like practices as part of a news.com.au investigation, has broken his silence. Adam*, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is…[Continue Reading...]
during a psychology placement with a crisis hotline. It was the “old days” of cults, he says, when headlines were dominated by Charles Manson, Jonestown and the abduction of Patty Hearst. Closer to home, the Children of God and the…[Continue Reading...]
aura McConnell was raised in the secretive Truth Two by Twos cult in rural northern Victoria until she was shunned at the age of 19. The group is also sometimes referred to as The Church With No Name, The Truth…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
A cult leader and self-professed prophet will fight allegations that he and his wife groomed a girl for several years, starting when she was only six. William Kamm, known to his followers as 'Little Pebble', allegedly called the child, wrote…[Continue Reading...]
Coercive control will be criminalised in the ACT by mid-2026, the government said today. Family Violence Minister Marisa Paterson says a steering committee will oversee the law's progression, in consultation with those working in the sector. Opposition leader Leanne Castley…[Continue Reading...]
Frontline domestic violence support services say more women are identifying themselves as victims of coercive control and seeking help since the abusive behaviour became a criminal offence in NSW. Coercive control describes a pattern of controlling and manipulative behaviour in…[Continue Reading...]
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