In 1993, teenager Stefanie Hinrichs was dreaming of owning a horse, leaving school, and marrying Hollywood heart-throb Keanu Reeves. But God had other plans for the dreamy 13-year-old. Stefanie's devout German family belonged to a controversial Doomsday cult led by…[Continue Reading...]
As ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer was stood down over allegations she sexually abused three women she cried and claimed to have done nothing wrong, her trial has been told. The former head of religious studies at the Adass Israel…[Continue Reading...]
His devotees call him Little Pebble; his victims know him as a paedophile. William Costellia Kamm is the self-appointed leader of a notorious doomsday cult that formed its headquarters in 1987, based in a secure compound in Cambewarra, just outside…[Continue Reading...]
He convinced many vulnerable women that he was a prophet, appointed by God to repopulate the earth after a Doomsday event would wipe out mankind. In reality, William Costellia Kamm, who called himself "Little Pebble", ran a religious cult, luring…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who allegedly beat her 2-year-old daughter to death with a piece of plastic pipe at a cult in Australia 30 years ago has been seriously assaulted while in prison. Ellen Craig, a New Zealand citizen, was ordered to…[Continue Reading...]
A former soldier accused of running a “sex cult” in regional NSW, in where he lived with six polyamorous partners, has been pictured for the first time as he asked for his bail to be relaxed. James-Robert Davis fronted Sydney’s…[Continue Reading...]
An Australian family who managed to escape a notorious sect have revealed the horrific punishments they endured as children. In 1999, the Klein family comprising of Tessa, her brother Bryson, their father Matt and their mother, were invited to join…[Continue Reading...]
A woman in Western Australia is speaking out after her “gentle, kind and loving” husband was rapidly radicalised by conspiracy theorist extremists. The woman, who spoke with news.com.au on the condition of anonymity, explained that her husband was first introduced…[Continue Reading...]
Police say the 36-year-old, from East Geelong, confessed after handing himself in at a local police station earlier this week. He is up on charges including sexual penetration of a child under 16,sexual assault and possession of child abuse material.…[Continue Reading...]
Most people have deal-breakers when it comes to dating. Smoking, referring to an ex as "crazy", and being rude to service staff might be some that resonate with you. But what if your potential date is involved in multi-level marketing?…[Continue Reading...]
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