A former principal of an Australian ultra-Orthodox Jewish School has been jailed for 15 years for sexually abusing two students. Malka Leifer was in April found guilty of 18 sexual offences against sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper. They include…[Continue Reading...]
OKANOGAN - Court documents obtained by Source ONE News reveal that the litany of abuse charges to be levied against 38-year-old Chris Coombes of Tonasket involved his now 7-year-old daughter. Coombes was one of a dozen fugitives who were arrested…[Continue Reading...]
CANBERRA, Australia — Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes. Houston, 69, was the Sydney-based church's senior global pastor when police charged him two years ago…[Continue Reading...]
An RNZ investigation has found 11 active Jehovah Witnesses have child sex abuse convictions or serious allegations made against them. Most members of the religion appear to have no idea who the offenders are. The identities of the men and…[Continue Reading...]
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2023 / 15:21 pm The Archdiocese of Philadelphia agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with a man who accused a now-deceased priest of raping him about 17 years ago and alleged that the archdiocese failed…[Continue Reading...]
A woman accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter while involved in a cult three decades ago has pleaded not guilty. Ellen Rachel Craig, 60, allegedly killed Tillie Craig near Oberon in central NSW in July 1987. Police allege the toddler…[Continue Reading...]
The Queensland Department of Education has spoken out after a controversial religious group that says it can "free" people of autism, cancer and homosexuality promoted an indoctrination event at a Brisbane school. The Last Reformation (TLR), an evangelical Christian church…[Continue Reading...]
ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — July 4 marks the dark anniversary of when a mother who was part of a small religious cult beat her son to death in southern Allegan County. Twelve-year-old John Yarbough and his mother Ethel, 33, lived…[Continue Reading...]
Children of God is a terrifying look inside a treacherous sex cult that weaponized members’ faith to control the flock. The documentary recounts the Padilla family’s harrowing experience within the religion, what made them susceptible to the teachings, and how they…[Continue Reading...]
Alleged victims of a former priest accused of sexually abusing children are fighting for a sealed deposition to be made public. A source who viewed the deposition before it was sealed tells WDSU Investigates Lawrence Hecker admits to the alleged…[Continue Reading...]
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