Reporting structures in cults can enable child abuse and undermine child safety systems, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry has heard. Ex-members Ryan and Catherine Carey told the inquiry on July 24 that parents at Geelong Revival Centre reported abuse to cult…[Continue Reading...]
A Sunday school teacher who was jailed for sexually abusing nine children was protected by the leader of his fundamentalist church, after parents reported the abuse to him instead of police, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry has heard. Catherine and Ryan…[Continue Reading...]
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA — A Pittsburgh-area man has been accused of sexually assaulting two children in an ongoing investigation into alleged sexual abuse by members of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Timothy Willochell,…[Continue Reading...]
A shadowy Christian sect known as the Two by Twos (2x2s) — also called The Truth, The Way, or the No-Name Church — is at the center of a shocking global child sexual abuse scandal. A Daily Maverick investigation reveals…[Continue Reading...]
The Israeli Knesset’s Immigration and Diaspora Affairs Committee held an urgent hearing today on the state's efforts to rescue children from the radical Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala and integrate them into Israeli society. As of now, approximately 10 families…[Continue Reading...]
Entertainment News Author Investigates Twisted Legacy Of One Of History's Worst Cult Leaders By Logan DeLoye Jun 24, 2025 Spooky graveyard at night Photo: E+ Cults and cult leaders are shrouded in controversy and mystery, often stirring intense…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who grew up in a cult where she was subjected to public beatings, days of food deprivation and being locked in a closet has laid bare the nightmare of growing up in fear. Actress and screenwriter Guinevere Turner,…[Continue Reading...]
The bizarre case of Allison Mack thrust sex cults back into the public eye, with the Smallville actress arrested and jailed over her role in the dark NXIVM DOS group and ended up serving two years for her role in…[Continue Reading...]
El Salvador has extradited two members of an extremist Jewish sect under investigation for alleged child abuse to Guatemala and Israel, authorities announced yesterday. Lev Tahor, described by an Israeli court in 2017 as a “dangerous cult,” adheres to an…[Continue Reading...]
The parents of a newborn who died just days after her birth were sentenced in a Michigan court on June 11. Joshua and Rachel Piland were ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years and as many as 45 years…[Continue Reading...]
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