Three siblings raised in a now-infamous cult known as the Alamo Christian Foundation have revealed the extent of their dire experiences growing up in the abusive multi-million dollar commune, which included regular beatings from the leader. The Broderick siblings' father…[Continue Reading...]
TOLEDO, Ohio (Court TV) — A woman was sentenced to spend at least 22 years behind bars after pleading guilty to kidnapping and assaulting a man in Ohio. Martina Esqueda, 29, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and two counts of felonious…[Continue Reading...]
Belarus’ Supreme Court has upheld the sentences against four members of the “Russian Orthodox Church — Tsarist Empire” sect, which was designated an “extremist formation” in Belarus. Leaders of the organization and one participant received prison terms of between five…[Continue Reading...]
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian man who pleaded guilty to plotting to kill Jewish children in New York with poisoned candy, will be sentenced tomorrow morning in Brooklyn federal court. Chkhikvishvili led an online neo-Nazi group called the Maniac Murder Cult…[Continue Reading...]
A company in San Francisco that prosecutors likened to a sex cult has embarked on a campaign to court allies of President Trump as it seeks pardons for its two convicted leaders, CBS News has learned through interviews and records.…[Continue Reading...]
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced 11 Boko Haram members to various jail terms ranging from 40 to 60 years. They were sentenced for offences under the Terrorism (Prohibition and Prevention) Act. Justice Egwuatu, however,…[Continue Reading...]
In the aftermath of three sexual abuse convictions, an MLive investigation examined the history of Living Word Church in Midland County and its founder, televangelist Mark T. Barclay. Reporting explored how the initially small church over nearly five decades grew…[Continue Reading...]
Naasón Joaquín, leader of the La Luz del Mundo evangelical church, is serving a sentence in the United States for child sexual abuse and faces new federal charges for organized crime, sex trafficking, and child pornography. The U.S. justice system…[Continue Reading...]
OROVILLE, Calif. — A religious cult leader from Oroville was supposed to be sentenced in a Butte County courtroom on Tuesday, but the date was pushed. Sansue Bee Vang was found guilty in February by a jury of eight counts…[Continue Reading...]
Moroni Johnson, a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), gave four of his underage daughters to Samuel Bateman, the leader of a breakaway religious sect who claimed to be a prophet. Bateman sexually…[Continue Reading...]
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