A Maoist cult leader who committed a string of sex assaults and kept his daughter captive for three decades was found dead in bed in his prison cell, an inquest heard. Aravindan Balakrishnan, 81, called himself Comrade Bala and brainwashed…[Continue Reading...]
Turkey’s top appeals court has upheld the conviction and 8,658-year prison sentence of Adnan Oktar, a controversial TV preacher, while also ordering the confiscation of his assets worth an estimated 5 billion lira. The Supreme Court of Appeals’ 1st Criminal…[Continue Reading...]
BROOKLYN (CN) — The ex-leader of an upstate New York cult who branded women he kept as sex "slaves" lost his fourth attempt for a new trial after a federal judge denied his motion claiming federal agents tried to frame…[Continue Reading...]
HALFMOON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Keith Raniere, the founder of the Capital Region-based sex cult NXIVM, has been denied a new trial. Per court documents, Raniere was found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking, wire fraud conspiracy, and more, and is…[Continue Reading...]
The BBC documentary Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo, delves into the chilling tale of the Alamo Christian Foundation, a cult founded by Tony and Susan Alamo in 1969. The four-part series features survivors recounting their harrowing…[Continue Reading...]
Once released from prison, Tony Alamo begins 'wedding' young girls. As the child abuse escalates, former members urge the FBI to intervene. Once released from prison, Tony Alamo begins 'wedding' young girls. As the child abuse escalates, former members urge…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
It was interesting that there was a NXIVM connection once again. They’re constantly your nemesis. Right — [the lawsuit over the Burning Man footage] was from the production company that made The Vow, [featuring former NXIVM members]. I don’t want…[Continue Reading...]
The co-founder of the NXIVM sex cult is asking her 42-month prison sentence be cut short because she hasn’t been able to get an MRI more than four months after a test showed possible breast cancer. On Monday, a federal…[Continue Reading...]
Sex-trafficking Smallville actress Allison Mack was spotted for the first time since her early prison release after helping recruit for the perverted NXIVM cult. Mack, 40, best known for her role as Chloe Sullivan, a young Superman's close friend on Smallville,…[Continue Reading...]
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