In mid-2009, British citizen Simon Kadwill-Kelly was waiting patiently in a long queue of cars on a ferry returning from France. He was excited at the thought of returning to his home in the United Kingdom. But when he reached…[Continue Reading...]
BROOKLYN (CN) — The founder and former CEO of orgasmic meditation group OneTaste, which has been denounced as a “sex cult” by some former employees, was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for a yearslong scheme that a federal…[Continue Reading...]
CNN personality Van Jones and a star of “The West Wing” each wrote gushing letters in support of Nicole Daedone, the head of the alleged “orgasm cult” OneTaste, who was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday. Jones —…[Continue Reading...]
BERLIN/SANTIAGO, March 30 (Reuters) - Germany will talk to Chile's new right-wing government about reports that it is dropping plans to turn a settlement founded by a German cult leader and sex abuser into a memorial to victims of torture.…[Continue Reading...]
Jeong Myeong-seok, leader of the controversial religious cult Christian Gospel Mission, has been found to have enjoyed preferential treatment by spending a substantial portion of his lengthy prison terms in single-occupancy cells. It was also confirmed that during his first…[Continue Reading...]
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Antoni Jaczewicz lived a dubious life in the Polish mountains in the 1700s, amassing a collection of wealth that explorers discovered in 2024. The notorious scammer and robber lived as a…[Continue Reading...]
Sarah Green realised things weren’t right in the religious community where she was raised when her mother forced three of its members to live in a locked shed. All three were women, disowned by their husbands, and forced to live…[Continue Reading...]
A woman who claims she escaped from a spiritual compound near Tumacácori after 20 years of abuse has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Santa Cruz County that includes allegations of forced labor, sexual exploitation and psychological coercion. The…[Continue Reading...]
A court has granted temporary release to Han Hak-ja, leader of the Unification Church, who has been standing trial in custody while citing deteriorating health. According to legal circles on Wednesday, the 27th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of an Amish community in Cooper County was arrested on Wednesday over claims of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat. Cooper County Sheriff Chris Class said Sam Shetler, 42, was arrested after a search warrant…[Continue Reading...]
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