Colombian immigration authorities rescued Sunday 17 minors from members of Lev Tahor, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish cult facing child sex abuse investigations. Lev Tahor, which practices a form of Judaism in which women wear black tunics covering them from head to…[Continue Reading...]
A neo-Nazi cult leader has pleaded guilty to plotting a New Year’s Eve attack in New York City using a terrorist dressed as Santa Claus dishing out poisoned candy to children. Michail Chkhikvishvili, 22, known as “Commander Butcher,” admitted soliciting…[Continue Reading...]
The next time you buy a breakfast sandwich or coffee at one Hudson Valley deli, you may be unwittingly funding a fringe group accused of child abuse and other horrors. There's a quaint little deli in the Hudson Valley that…[Continue Reading...]
On Oct. 30, a Kenai grand jury indicted 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt on multiple counts, charging him with sexually abusing four girls between the ages of 5 and 14 who were congregants of Kenai’s Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. According…[Continue Reading...]
It was a horrifying discovery that left witnesses stunned by the nightmare unfolding within a single household. An incestuous cult was exposed, tracing back to two great-great grandparents who had established their twisted legacy in an isolated farming valley, hidden…[Continue Reading...]
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a 19-year-old California man linked to the extremist “764” cult with a string of crimes, including child sexual exploitation, animal abuse, and online threats. A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of California indicted…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a secretive religious group has announced he’s stepping back from his role, citing a “tough year” and “constant pressure". Wayne Dean, who oversees a church commonly referred to as the Two By Twos or The Truth -…[Continue Reading...]
Wayward is Netflix's most compelling new series, and for good reason. This isn't your typical cult drama — it's something far more nuanced and unsettling. We've all seen cult dramas before. You know the drill; charismatic leader, vulnerable followers, things…[Continue Reading...]
The sexual abuse trial of a former 2x2 Christian sect minister has been switched from a judge and jury trial, to a trial by judge alone at the request of the defence. Lee-Ann McChesney has pleaded not guilty to one…[Continue Reading...]
Indian spiritual leader Osho’s communes drew thousands of seekers to India and the US, where children like Sarito Carroll endured neglect and sexual abuse under the guise of spiritual freedom. Carroll now recounts her childhood in a memoir and documentary…[Continue Reading...]
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