The defense team of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is accused of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is expected to contend that the crime stemmed from “religious abuse” in his family and was not an act of political terrorism, sources said.…[Continue Reading...]
The sexual abuse trial of a former 2x2 Christian sect minister has been switched from a judge and jury trial, to a trial by judge alone at the request of the defence. Lee-Ann McChesney has pleaded not guilty to one…[Continue Reading...]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 4 – A 60-year-old man on Thursday gave an emotional testimony before Tononoka Children’s court on how he lost nearly his entire family to the Shakahola massacre orchestrated by Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie of the Good News…[Continue Reading...]
Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was the leader of evangelical movement the Nine O'Clock Service (NOS), part of the Church of England, in Sheffield between 1986 and 1995. He denies one count of rape and 36 counts of indecent…[Continue Reading...]
The murder trial of controversial cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 28 others has been postponed by the High Court in Mombasa following the prosecution’s disclosure of new evidence. On Monday, prosecutors Alex Ndiema and Victor Simbi informed Lady Justice…[Continue Reading...]
Three members of a violent cultlike group, including its alleged ringleader, will be tried together on charges of trespassing, gun and drug possession after police discovered them camping in box trucks in rural western Maryland. The group known as Zizians,…[Continue Reading...]
A woman said she 'froze' after she was allegedly pushed down and raped by a former priest accused of sexual offences against 13 women in his congregation, a court heard. Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was leader of the…[Continue Reading...]
Once hailed as the Church of England’s edgy golden boy, Christopher Brain was supposed to be the future of modern worship. Instead, a London court has heard how he allegedly turned a youth-focused church group into a full-blown cult, with…[Continue Reading...]
A former priest accused of sexual offences against 13 women in his congregation led an evangelical movement that held "extremely disturbing" services featuring "young women behaving in what looked like a controlled manner," a court has heard. Christopher Brain, 68,…[Continue Reading...]
A priest who led a "cult" within the Church of England sexually assaulted a "staggering" number of women in his congregation, a court heard. Chris Brain expected victims to "put him to bed" with "sexual favours" in the bedroom of…[Continue Reading...]
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