The father of one of 14 fringe-church group members convicted over the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs is speaking out to warn others about the dangers of religious cults. Lachlan Schoenfisch and his wife Samantha were two of 14 members…[Continue Reading...]
Fourteen members of a small religious sect in Australia have been found guilty of the manslaughter of an 8-year-old girl, who died after they withheld insulin needed to treat her diabetes because of their unwavering belief that God would heal…[Continue Reading...]
Two bereaved parents and 12 fellow members of an Australian religious congregation accused of killing an 8-year-old girl by withholding her diabetes medication were found guilty on Wednesday of manslaughter. Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on Jan. 7, 2022 at her…[Continue Reading...]
Footage of a killer father’s baptism into his family’s fringe church congregation in the months before he caused the death of his daughter by withdrawing her lifesaving insulin has been revealed – with the congregation breaking out into a bizarre…[Continue Reading...]
A Melbourne doctor used his “God-like” status as a religious leader to prey on the daughters of cult members, a court has been told. Pradeep Dissanayake, 52, had his jail sentence for sexually abusing two children increased to 10 years…[Continue Reading...]
LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during one of his…[Continue Reading...]
Some young Australians have advocated for race wars and planned school shootings after being radicalised online, and an international intelligence alliance warns teenagers across the world are being pushed towards violence.A 16-year-old investigated by Australia's Joint Counter-Terrorism Team had urged…[Continue Reading...]
A psychic's tarot cards and crystal balls were seized by police after she was accused of being involved in a crime group that allegedly scammed multiple people out of their savings. Tina Montana, 47, was arrested in Sydney, Australia, and…[Continue Reading...]
More than 50,000 people belong to a global religious sect that has restrictions around television, eating with outsiders and attending university. Some who've left the church say they still carry the trauma of what they experienced there. Members from that…[Continue Reading...]
Anne Hamilton-Byrne was a charismatic and dangerous cult leader who convinced followers she was Jesus Christ reincarnated. She had an obsession with raising children as her own, isolated from the outside world. The group dubbed The Family lived in a…[Continue Reading...]
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