As the leader of an anti-establishment cult who built a devoted following based on his ability to defy the authorities, Mark Christopher has had a very bad week or so. Last Monday, the self-appointed Chief Judge Of England And All…[Continue Reading...]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A former local Jehovah’s Witnesses elder was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing children decades ago, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced Friday. Norman Aviles-Garriga, 45, who was a Jehovah’s Witness elder in Lancaster County, will…[Continue Reading...]
The “manipulative” ringleader of a cult and his co-conspirators who all plotted to kidnap a coroner and close down a court have been jailed. Self-appointed leader Mark Christopher, 59, Matthew Martin, 47, Shiza Harper, 45, and Sean Harper, 38, were…[Continue Reading...]
Six men jailed for their roles in an extreme body modification ring which saw its leader have his penis cut off with a kitchen knife can challenge the length of their sentences, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Marius Gustavson,…[Continue Reading...]
A leader of a South Shore religious sect will spend at least 30 years in prison after he was found guilty last month of raping and abusing two girls in the “tribe,” officials said. Nehemyah Smith, 37, was convicted of…[Continue Reading...]
FALL RIVER (WBSM) — A Plymouth man who is an “elder” in the Twelve Tribes religious organization often described as a cult is set to be sentenced today in Fall River Superior Court for multiple child rapes and indecent assaults.…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (CN) — The fifth of eight women indicted in an Arizona child sex abuse ring was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for her role in recruiting young girls into illegitimate polygamous marriages with the religious leader of…[Continue Reading...]
A cult member who beat her two-year-old daughter to death over her failure to properly complete chores in Australia has been sentenced to nine years in jail. Tillie Craig disappeared from the Ministry of God farm in 1987, sparking a…[Continue Reading...]
LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, has been convicted of terrorism offences after a trial in London, the capital's Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday.…[Continue Reading...]
WASHINGTON (7News) — It's a scam that reads like something straight out of a movie: false claims of psychic abilities, sex work, and co-conspirators claiming they're in a mob to threaten one of the victim's children. On Thursday, the U.S.…[Continue Reading...]
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