A 29-year-old man, Tobiloba Ogunbo, is to spend the next seven years in a correctional centre for being a member of a secret cult. Ogunbo was convicted and sentenced by an Ogun Special Cultism Court in Abeokuta on Friday. The…[Continue Reading...]
Three Arizona women were sentenced to a total of seven years in prison Wednesday for obstructing an investigation into child sex abuse among members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Brenda Barlow, Marona Johnson and…[Continue Reading...]
Members of an "anti-establishment cult" who stormed into a court with handcuffs have been found guilty of trying to kidnap a coroner. Mark Christopher, 59, Matthew Martin, 47, Shiza Harper, 45, and Sean Harper, 38, wanted to "shut down" Essex…[Continue Reading...]
Over the decades, juries at the imposing crown court in Winchester, Hampshire, have heard all kinds of extraordinary stories. Few can have been quite as strange as the twisty tale of Hongchi Xiao, a Chinese-born banker turned “master” of alternative…[Continue Reading...]
Founder of the Satlok Ashram and the Kabir Panth religious sect, self-styled Godman Sant Rampal first made headlines during a violent clash in 2006. The conflict began when Sant Rampal made derogatory remarks about Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of the…[Continue Reading...]
eligious leaders, whether official or self-proclaimed, within major, historical faiths as well as more obscure sects enjoy prestige, authority, and a certain influence over their followers. Their status, however, does not prevent them from succumbing to the demons that hide…[Continue Reading...]
Leaders of a Jewish fundamentalist cult were sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for kidnapping two kids— including a child bride – then smuggling them into Mexico, prosecutors said. Three brothers, who are members of the Lev Tahor…[Continue Reading...]
Fiji prison chiefs said Monday they had punished 11 officers for receiving free meals and other favors from businesses linked to South Korea’s “Grace Road” cult. Grace Road Church founder Shin Ok-ju prophesied that South Korea would be doomed by…[Continue Reading...]
The Haitian leader of a doomsday cult whose members were convicted in the deaths of two young sisters in San Miguel County in 2017 either won herself a new trial or a lighter sentence. Madani Ceus had been convicted on…[Continue Reading...]
The Synanon was a community founded by Charles E. “Chuck” Dederich in 1958. After being a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, a rehabilitation group for people suffering from alcohol abuse, Charles decided to start a community of his own for people…[Continue Reading...]
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