Disgraced mummy vlogger Ruby Franke harboured the same obsession with control that drove cult leader Lori Vallow, her newly released diary reveals. Franke - who vlogged about parenting to 2million YouTube fans, was arrested for six counts of felony child…[Continue Reading...]
A rural Missouri boarding school at the center of abuse allegations has closed its doors, and a state agency is trying to determine if it adequately responded to previous concerns about the facility in calls to an abuse hotline. 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...]
A former Monsey resident who joined a fringe sect of ultra Orthodox Judaism and is accused of kidnapping two children to return them to the group in Guatemala testified at his federal trial that he was convinced the children were…[Continue Reading...]
In a significant court ruling, a Gloriavale man sentenced to 11 years for sexual offending has faced justice. The man, Jonathan Benjamin, was convicted for a series of crimes against children within the secluded Gloriavale Christian community. His reprehensible acts,…[Continue Reading...]
Madzibaba Ishmael Chokurongerwa, and his seven church members have been denied bail on the basis that they may interfere with witnesses and that they may be a public outcry. The ruling was made Norton Court Regional magistrate Christine Nyandoro today…[Continue Reading...]
Police said Ishmael Chokurongerwa, 56, led a sect with more than 1,000 members at a farm about 21 miles north-west of Harare, Zimbabwe. Children were living alongside other ‘believers’ while ‘being used to perform various physical activities for the benefit…[Continue Reading...]
A day before raids on a cult compound after a probe into a decade of child grooming, the sect leader's devoted wife was making international phone calls to recruit a new member, police allege.Sandra Mathison was on Monday charged with…[Continue Reading...]
A survivor of the notorious Children of God cult detailed the horrifying abuse she suffered when she was as young as five — revealing how the so-called “free love” ideals of the group promoted the sexual abuse of children. Daniella…[Continue Reading...]
A trial date has finally been set for a man who allegedly took a child bride, almost six years after the event took place. Robert Roe, of California, has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child after he…[Continue Reading...]
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