Four men who an indictment claims espouse neo-Nazi beliefs have been charged with child exploitation in a case in which they coerced 16 children — including two in San Bernardino County — to create child pornography and other images showing…[Continue Reading...]
Two bereaved parents and 12 fellow members of an Australian religious congregation accused of killing an 8-year-old girl by withholding her diabetes medication were found guilty on Wednesday of manslaughter. Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on Jan. 7, 2022 at her…[Continue Reading...]
KIRTLAND, Ohio — January 2025 marks 35 years since the gruesome discovery of the bodies of a family of five from under a local barn. The case, known as the Kirtland Cult Killings, was the worst mass murder in the…[Continue Reading...]
An Ogun Special Anti-Cultism Court in Abeokuta yesterday sentenced a 36-year-old man, Oluwole Olushola, to seven years imprisonment for belonging to a secret cult. Olushola of no fixed address was convicted on a two-count charge of membership of an unlawful…[Continue Reading...]
Samuel Bateman, a self-declared prophet, was recently sentenced to 50 years in federal prison after acknowledging in a plea agreement that he had spiritually married 20 wives, including 10 underage girls. His intent in marrying the children, he admitted, “was…[Continue Reading...]
The child sex abuse case against Short Creek polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, 48, took several unusual turns before it ended Monday in a 50-year prison sentence. Here are five things to know about the investigation. 1. Bateman broke away…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a polygamous sect claimed to have more than 20 spiritual "wives," including 10 underage girls. He was sentenced to 9 years in prison on Dec. 50 for forcing girls as young as 9 to perform sexual acts…[Continue Reading...]
Polygamous religious leader Samuel Bateman is facing sentencing in the US for a number of sexual abuse charges involving children, including 10 underage girls. Bateman, 48, who claims he has more than 20 spiritual “wives”, is due to be sentenced…[Continue Reading...]
The Special Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hyderabad, convicted Jasdeep Singh Bains and Jaspal Singh Sohi for their involvement in an online job and multi-level marketing (MLM) scam. Both were sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹2,000…[Continue Reading...]
The ringleader of an extreme body modification cult threw a huge sulk with his legal team when he was jailed for life, a court heard. Notorious ‘Eunuch Maker’ Marius Gustavson, 47, carried out extreme body modifications, including the removal of…[Continue Reading...]
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