A New Zealand religious sect known as the Two By Two, or The Truth, is under investigation by authorities in New Zealand, Australia, and the USA following allegations of child abuse. New Zealand National Party MP Hamish Campbell has acknowledged…[Continue Reading...]
The Victorian government has announced a parliamentary inquiry into cults and “organised fringe groups” in the state, following revelations from several former members of a secretive Christian group in Geelong that exposed severe punishments and extreme teachings being administered. Earlier…[Continue Reading...]
Over the past few months I can honestly say there hasn't been a day that's passed where hasn't been on my mind. It's been more than three years since Elizabeth's life was cruelly cut short, in January 2022, and I've been…[Continue Reading...]
The harrowing case of Elizabeth Struhs has left child safety experts baffled, and in agreement that her death was avoidable, with allegations government failures are as much to blame as the 14 cult members now in jail. Elizabeth, 8, died…[Continue Reading...]
The group behind it is the Church of New Heaven and New Earth, better known by its Korean name, Shincheonji (SCJ). SCJ was founded in Seoul, Korea in 1984, by a man known as the “Promised Pastor”, Lee Man-hee. The…[Continue Reading...]
With a simple shrug and smile to one another, the 14 defendants found guilty of killing eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs last month remained silent as they were led out of the dock. The group, which includes Elizabeth’s parents Jason and Kerrie…[Continue Reading...]
WARNING: CONFRONTING CONTENT Elizabeth Rose Struhs had just finished grade three at school and like any child was looking forward to the holidays. But the eight-year-old never made it to grade four. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters. Get the…[Continue Reading...]
The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died after they withheld her insulin, encouraged by members of a small Christian sect who believed God would save her, have been sentenced to at least 14 years in prison. Elizabeth Struhs died…[Continue Reading...]
The sister of a young girl killed at the hands of religious fanatics – who left her to suffer and die for days after her insulin was taken away – says justice has been delivered for her “bright girl with…[Continue Reading...]
Ryan Carey had no idea that his seemingly normal upbringing in a sleepy suburb about an hour from Melbourne was anything but typical. His parents were members of a notorious and secretive Pentecostal cult-like church that preached doomsday prophecies and…[Continue Reading...]
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