Typed neatly on headed notepaper, the instructions for Reverend Christopher Brain’s “homebase team” were clear. The group of predominantly young, attractive women, who had devoted themselves to a church movement they believed was changing the world, were “to do anything”…[Continue Reading...]
A former priest accused of abusing members of a "cult-like" church group he led has been found guilty of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women. Chris Brain, 68, was head of the Nine O'Clock Service (NOS), an influential…[Continue Reading...]
BROOKLYN (CN) — A federal judge on Monday denied a bid to overturn the forced labor conspiracy conviction against two leaders of a Bay Area company that sold ritualized sex acts as a form of meditation. Nicole Daedone, 57, and…[Continue Reading...]
BROOKLYN (CN) — Two leaders of a Bay Area company that sold ritualized sex acts as a form of meditation say their forced labor conspiracy conviction was based on an unconstitutional prosecution, accusing the government of attacking their belief system…[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...]
Nicole Daedone, founder of OneTaste Inc, and Rachel Cherwitz, the California-based company's former sales director, were found guilty after deliberating for less than two days following a five-week trial The leaders of a group described by its critics as an…[Continue Reading...]
“Would you like some tea?” Nicole Daedone asked a reporter on June 1 after introducing two employees at the Harlem offices of the Institute of OM, formerly OneTaste, the company she cofounded in San Francisco in 2004. She motioned toward…[Continue Reading...]
The glamorous founder of an orgasmic meditation 'cult' and her right-hand woman have been convicted of forcing vulnerable staff into depraved sex acts with clients. Nicole Daedone, who founded women's sex-focused wellness company OneTaste Inc., and the company's sales director Rachel Cherwitz, were…[Continue Reading...]
BROOKLYLN (CN) — Jurors convicted top leaders of a San Francisco-based company on Monday after a four-week forced labor trial in the Eastern District of New York. Nicole Daedone, 57, founded OneTaste in 2004. The company established branches in cities…[Continue Reading...]
An author and coercive control survivor who suffered years of abuse at the hands of a serving garda said abused women are ‘not being believed’ by the authorities. Nicola Hanney spoke out after new figures provided by the DPP confirm…[Continue Reading...]
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